Golf More Dangerous Than Hockey

by Brad Lee on Sep 18, 2008 2:58 PM CDT

With that form, of course he was injured.

By Brad Lee

Erik Johnson injured his knee this week on the golf course. We wish we were making this up. They don't know how bad it is, but he's out for at least the first three days of training camp. On the Blues' Web site, the only explanation was a non-hockey-related injury. In a call with reporters earlier today, team president John Davidson gave a rather odd explanation for how the former No. 1-overall draft pick was injured.

"This is a hard one to believe, but it's the God's honest truth . . . he was playing golf and he pulled the golf cart up to where his ball was. And he took his left leg and put it on the ground and the right leg, he sort of reached back and put it on the brake. A lot of us do it . . . I do it all the time myself. As he pushed the brake, he missed a little bit, his leg got caught under there and he slipped and that wrenched his knee."

The GM Translator EZ just exploded. Blowed itself up. But it did spit out a few short words before breaking down. This is what Davidson really said:

"I swear he wasn't drunk on the golf course, but..."

Here's the best part: the Blues don't know how badly he's hurt. Awesome. More Davidson via Stltoday.com:

". . . There's swelling there. We're not going to speculate on this thing because we don't know. And we're going to have everything hopefully cleared up by Tuesday as to what it is and if there's a length of time or not."

When he said, "There's swelling there," we would bet one of the reporters mumbled, "That's what she said."

This happened on a course at Lake of the Ozarks as part of a bonding trip amongst the veteran players before camp opens with physicals on Friday. According to Jeremy Rutherford of the Post-Dispatch, the accident happened on Tuesday and the first MRI was inconclusive with all the swelling. We're sure that's a positive sign, right? Massive swelling that clouds MRI = good news? Has to.

Well we pledged to start the season positive, so we're positive this news sucks. In the comments, have at it. Are the Blues constantly snakebitten or is it just our impression? Should T.J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund be placed in bubble wrap before getting shipped home from the prospect tournament in Traverse City, Mich.? Tell us in the comments.

(By the way, the picture at the top is from the Blues' charity golf tournament last year.)

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why is he on the vertern bonding trip??? he the cabana boy or sumting?

and is that golf shot with shoe, or are those womens sandals?!?

by Childhood Trauma on Sep 18, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions

That was a shit knuckle move.

by Gift on Sep 18, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions

Oh man, JD and Murray better eat his ass for this one. When has golf ever improved anyone’s life? Stupid golf.

by answer man on Sep 18, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions

Steve Wagner strikes again!

by Some1wicked on Sep 18, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions

From that photo above, it looks like BOTH knees are screwed up. And an ankle. And maybe a wrist or elbow.

Could have been worse though:

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&q=golf+cart+accidents&btnG=Search+Images

by Mr. Particle on Sep 18, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions

hell they even let the fuck detroit player’s play

http://www.zombietime.com/how_berkeley_can_you_be/135-3545_IMG.JPG

by Childhood Trauma on Sep 18, 2008 4:23 PM CDT reply actions

If I played golf and had a swing that looked that bad, I’d make damned sure that there wasn’t a camera within 20 miles before teeing off.

by The Fantasy Files on Sep 18, 2008 5:00 PM CDT reply actions

I’m going to remain optimistic on this one. We’re still in the Tavares/Hedman sweepstakes!

by Manbones on Sep 18, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions

My Johnson is so big that I hurt myself getting out of a golf cart.

by Gift on Sep 18, 2008 5:18 PM CDT reply actions

“Inconclusive” (reads: We’re gonna double check this just to make damn sure it’s as bad as we think it is)

by Poor College Student on Sep 18, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions

my johnsons so big it ate the other three johnsons we had on this team during the offseaon… for brunch!

by Childhood Trauma on Sep 18, 2008 10:18 PM CDT reply actions

Why was he even playing golf? Didn’t he have recent shoulder surgery? I thought the surgery was going to mean he had to take it light at first and now he’s playing golf. Not a good call.

by Joe on Sep 18, 2008 11:16 PM CDT reply actions

At least he wasn’t riding a motorcycle at Garry Unger’s place.

That’s terrible. I’m going to hell for that one.

by JGB on Sep 18, 2008 11:33 PM CDT reply actions

JGB Says: September 18th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
At least he wasn’t riding a motorcycle at Garry Unger’s place.
That’s terrible. I’m going to hell for that one.

Yes, yes you are.

I’ll let you know when we find a nun with some rice and a ruler.

by Milo on Sep 19, 2008 1:23 AM CDT reply actions