Hooking wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:19 pm
Blues staff: "Are you good to play?"
Holloway: "Yes!"
<Gets hurt>
Blues forum: "THIS TEAM RUSHES PLAYERS BACK!"
Yeah, because God forbid the trainers and doctors actually give the player some advice. Almost every player will want to come back as soon as possible. This is one of those injuries (along with concussions) that you shouldn’t let a guy come back too early because of the risk of reinjury. On December 15th, they said he would be reevaluated in 6 weeks. He came back and played after 4 1/2 weeks. Doesn’t seem very smart to me.
If you all disagree, great. It’s not a big deal.
No offense. Have whatever opinions you want. I aint mad at ya. but......
We disagree because you're making (poop) up.
Its conjecture. You're trying to make your opinion fact. Then people are reacting to your opinion like its fact. That is wrong.
Facts are facts. Opinions are like A-holes.
Yeah, you’re probably right!
I read Strickland’s update and it pissssed me off. As my mother always told me, don’t post on Blues Talk when you’re angry!
But I’m going to Massa’s tonight for pasta tutti mare (Cajun style), so I’m now in a much better mood.
Hooking wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:19 pm
Blues staff: "Are you good to play?"
Holloway: "Yes!"
<Gets hurt>
Blues forum: "THIS TEAM RUSHES PLAYERS BACK!"
Yeah, because God forbid the trainers and doctors actually give the player some advice. Almost every player will want to come back as soon as possible. This is one of those injuries (along with concussions) that you shouldn’t let a guy come back too early because of the risk of reinjury. On December 15th, they said he would be reevaluated in 6 weeks. He came back and played after 4 1/2 weeks. Doesn’t seem very smart to me.
If you all disagree, great. It’s not a big deal.
No offense. Have whatever opinions you want. I aint mad at ya. but......
We disagree because you're making (poop) up.
Its conjecture. You're trying to make your opinion fact. Then people are reacting to your opinion like its fact. That is wrong.
Facts are facts. Opinions are like A-holes.
Yeah, you’re probably right!
I read Strickland’s update and it pissssed me off. As my mother always told me, don’t post on Blues Talk when you’re angry!
But I’m going to Massa’s tonight for pasta tutti mare (Cajun style), so I’m now in a much better mood.
the 6 weeks injury length is kinda generic i wouldnt read too much into that whether he came back "early" or not
Hooking wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:19 pm
Blues staff: "Are you good to play?"
Holloway: "Yes!"
<Gets hurt>
Blues forum: "THIS TEAM RUSHES PLAYERS BACK!"
Yeah, because God forbid the trainers and doctors actually give the player some advice. Almost every player will want to come back as soon as possible. This is one of those injuries (along with concussions) that you shouldn’t let a guy come back too early because of the risk of reinjury. On December 15th, they said he would be reevaluated in 6 weeks. He came back and played after 4 1/2 weeks. Doesn’t seem very smart to me.
If you all disagree, great. It’s not a big deal.
+1
Sadly it’s a big deal for those who feel attacked with every criticism of the team and organization.
Hooking wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:19 pm
Blues staff: "Are you good to play?"
Holloway: "Yes!"
<Gets hurt>
Blues forum: "THIS TEAM RUSHES PLAYERS BACK!"
Yeah, because God forbid the trainers and doctors actually give the player some advice. Almost every player will want to come back as soon as possible. This is one of those injuries (along with concussions) that you shouldn’t let a guy come back too early because of the risk of reinjury. On December 15th, they said he would be reevaluated in 6 weeks. He came back and played after 4 1/2 weeks. Doesn’t seem very smart to me.
If you all disagree, great. It’s not a big deal.
No offense. Have whatever opinions you want. I aint mad at ya. but......
We disagree because you're making (poop) up.
Its conjecture. You're trying to make your opinion fact. Then people are reacting to your opinion like its fact. That is wrong.
Facts are facts. Opinions are like A-holes.
Yeah, you’re probably right!
I read Strickland’s update and it pissssed me off. As my mother always told me, don’t post on Blues Talk when you’re angry!
But I’m going to Massa’s tonight for pasta tutti mare (Cajun style), so I’m now in a much better mood.
the 6 weeks injury length is kinda generic i wouldnt read too much into that whether he came back "early" or not
Yeah seeing that Thomas, Snuggs, Walker, and I think even Kyrou came back weeks before their re-evaluation date, those are clearly over estimated
Walter Sobchak00 wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:29 pm
"With a high ankle sprain, I've come to understand that when you come back to playing, there's a scar tissue release that feels like you've injured it again. It stays sore for a couple days. We just want to make sure on our end of things that there wasn't anything that we were missing and right now it's just him being able to get back in a good rhythm."
Your point/post is very good.
The fact that he came back two weeks before the original estimated return raises fair questions for others re whom/how was decision made.
Let's hope it's just as you explained. But right from the start, it's widely recognized these type of sprains require erring on the side of patience.
Hooking wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:19 pm
Blues staff: "Are you good to play?"
Holloway: "Yes!"
<Gets hurt>
Blues forum: "THIS TEAM RUSHES PLAYERS BACK!"
Yeah, because God forbid the trainers and doctors actually give the player some advice. Almost every player will want to come back as soon as possible. This is one of those injuries (along with concussions) that you shouldn’t let a guy come back too early because of the risk of reinjury. On December 15th, they said he would be reevaluated in 6 weeks. He came back and played after 4 1/2 weeks. Doesn’t seem very smart to me.
If you all disagree, great. It’s not a big deal.
I get exactly where you are coming from Frank and completely agree with you because it seems to be one of the injuries that is not only nagging but(or at least it appears) also sees a high rate of re-injury. I think caution should have been done here, but if the player wants to play you can't stop him.
This is just a GUESS on my part which I posted a couple days before.
I don,t know if he came back to soon or he Reinjured his ankle again or both.
This is what I saw in the Oiler Game.
Holloway was playing up till ruffly 13 :45 left in the 3rd period against the Oilers .
He was skating to the Boards with a Oiler player and kinda got tangle up with the Oiler player and he fell into boards and it look like to me his legs or his skates went into the boards as he fell into the boards.
He got up slowly and skated to the front of the Oiler net again kinda of slowly
.
Then the puck left the Oiler defensive zone and he skated back to the bench.
At ruffly the 11 45,. Mark
Chris Kerber mention Holloway and the Tv camera showed Holloway with the Back up trainer (Ray Barille was tending to Sunny ankle cut) and the trainer was shown behind Holloway and he was talking to Holloway as Holloway was shown slighty bent over and looking down at his legs and Holloway looks like he is in some kind of discomfort.
Holloway never play another shift after that.
I watch this a few times after the game was over on my Sattelite DVR to SEE what happen to him and to see if he played again falling into the Boards.
Again he never play another shift and he has been scratch the last Winnipeg Jets game and tonight's game against Dallas ..
So again he may have been rush back to soon or he may have reinjured something again or a combination of both.
I don,t know.
Its primarily holliways fault, but there was no reason to not take advantage of the olympic break unless your praying lighting strikes. Just about all of us know how seriious and tricky a high ankle sprain can be. Add that to his last long term injury (no ones fault) At some point someone needs to make a smart educated decision.
Walter Sobchak00 wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:29 pm
"With a high ankle sprain, I've come to understand that when you come back to playing, there's a scar tissue release that feels like you've injured it again. It stays sore for a couple days. We just want to make sure on our end of things that there wasn't anything that we were missing and right now it's just him being able to get back in a good rhythm."
Your point/post is very good.
The fact that he came back two weeks before the original estimated return raises fair questions for others re whom/how was decision made.
Let's hope it's just as you explained. But right from the start, it's widely recognized these type of sprains require erring on the side of patience.
Pregame interview Monty just said when players come back from a high ankle sprain there's often a bone bruise release or something like that and it feels like it's a re-injury and makes it sore even though it may not be reinjured.
Sent back to STL purely out of precaution and for the MRI he is day-to-day and could play tomorrow night.
EDIT- Whoops, someone beat me to it, Bone bruise release? Lol
Hooking wrote: ↑23 Jan 2026 13:19 pm
Blues staff: "Are you good to play?"
Holloway: "Yes!"
<Gets hurt>
Blues forum: "THIS TEAM RUSHES PLAYERS BACK!"
Yeah, because God forbid the trainers and doctors actually give the player some advice. Almost every player will want to come back as soon as possible. This is one of those injuries (along with concussions) that you shouldn’t let a guy come back too early because of the risk of reinjury. On December 15th, they said he would be reevaluated in 6 weeks. He came back and played after 4 1/2 weeks. Doesn’t seem very smart to me.
If you all disagree, great. It’s not a big deal.
+1
Sadly it’s a big deal for those who feel attacked with every criticism of the team and organization.
Oh really?
You people seem to be having a field day for the past 3 weeks.
Every troll on this board certainly has and the "balance" is long gone.
JackBurton is spot on. I was a college jock and I had one my sophomore year. It felt good in practice to the point where I was ready for games. I'd get in the game and it would blow up again. It's not like a low ankle sprain where you get tape it up and take some anti inflammatories and gut through the pain. A high ankle sprain won't let the ankle work. I'm sure Holloway is frustrated. It's been that kind of year. Let's just get him better, focus on being competitive and look to the future. Maybe the silver lining to all of this is a lottery pick and a franchise player.
