Nicolas Lindsay to miss 2011 season

[Nuvinho]

http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/01/lindsay-expected-miss-2011



Toronto FC winger Nicholas Lindsay will undergo surgery on Wednesday after suffering a serious knee injury during the offseason.

Lindsay, 18, will require two different surgical procedures over the next few months and is expected to miss the 2011 season. The second surgery is set to take place in four to six months and it is hoped he will then recover in time for the 2012 season.

“Nicholas made huge strides in the short time he has been with the team and has a bright future ahead of him,” said Earl Cochrane, Toronto FC Director of Team and Player Operations. “We will support him with everything he needs to make a full recovery.”

Lindsay became the second Toronto FC Academy player to graduate to the senior team when he signed his first professional contract on September 15, 2010. He made his Major League Soccer debut on October 2, 2010 against Seattle Sounders F.C. and assisted on one of the team’s goals in the 3-2 defeat. He went on to make a total of four league appearances and register three assists.

Meanwhile, Toronto FC midfielder Julian de Guzman continues to recover from a routine operation to repair his meniscus that took place at the end of the 2010 season. He will be assessed by the medical team when he returns for preseason but is expected to be able to take part in training camp.

[reggie]

that sucks.......

[Nuvinho]

from 1 winger to now 0 wingers.

I hope he has a full recovery.

[ginkster88]

Wow, sounds like ACL and MCL reconstruction... could even be the "Unhappy Triad", which ended Mike Van Ryn's career (Leafs defenseman).

[TFC/Everton]

another one bites the dust......... this ship is sinking!

[Nuvinho]

We have had bad luck with youngsters, but TFC takes care of them. They always make sure they put the health of the player ahead of the team (Zac Herold).

[Pachuco]

Fuck me. That's terrible news. Losing an entire year of experience when you are that age can't be an easy thing to deal with. Sucks!

[Parkdale]

dang. bad news right there.

[London]

fuck!!!!!


that's all i have to add

[TFCDP]

Feel bad for the guy.

[Suds]

crap, wish him all the best in his surgery and recovery

At least in today's world of sports medicine we see many more athletes make full recoveries from what would have ended careers even as little as 10 years ago. Let's hope this is the case for Nicholas.

[CretanBull]

Thats sucks, I think this would have been a major year in his developement....

[Ryan1984]

that is shit

[Ossington Mental Youth]

really sucks, hope it doesnt hinder his development, had alot of hope for this kid

[Ossington Mental Youth]

another one bites the dust......... this ship is sinking!

bit drastic here man


from 1 winger to now 0 wingers.

we got guys coming in, thats no doubt, sad to see a kid with such great talent go down for a year but i dont see this hindering our team as a whole

[manic.street.preacher]

terrible news, hopefully he bounces back well

[rocker]

damnit. i was looking forward to seeing him again :(

[mastermixer]

Bad news.

He is the first real example of what TFC academy can produce.

[ManUtd4ever]

Very unfortunate news for Lindsay and TFC. It looks like Winter and Mariner will have to add another winger to the shopping list...

[Technorgasm]

Bad news.

He is the first real example of what TFC academy can produce.

says it all.
This kid was ELECTRIC.
a real source of talent from teh young'ns

[UltraFootyKWC]

Shit, that sucks. I was expecting good things from him this year. Hopefully he can make a full recovery.

[Nuvinho]

Very unfortunate news for Lindsay and TFC. It looks like Winter and Mariner will have to add another winger to the shopping list...

Maybe another CB as well....in the news section I just posted - Dobson reports that TFC offered Nana a new contract, which he declined.

Bad news day for TFC so far.

[BuSaPuNk]

That sucks. I hope he fully recovers and can come back next year fully fit. It would be a shame to lose two good young talents before they can show what they can do.

[Parkdale]

and the double shame is that NOW is the most interesting time for a young player to be on the Team. I hope he recovers fast and makes his way back.

[jazzy]

bit drastic here man



we got guys coming in, thats no doubt, sad to see a kid with such great talent go down for a year but i dont see this hindering our team as a whole

Exactly.....most important .....are the feelings and future of our very talented young man , whom we all support and patiently await the complete recovery, for his bright future......

[Fishnicker]

Wow, sounds like ACL and MCL reconstruction... could even be the "Unhappy Triad", which ended Mike Van Ryn's career (Leafs defenseman).

Ouch....I called mine the "holy trinity". ACL, MCL and meniscus. Didn't end my sport career because I had none to speak of :drinking:.

My guess is he severed the acl or pcl in addition to breaking a bone near the origin, maybe the tibia or fibula. The first operation would be to repair the bone and then once it's healed, do the reconstruction. So if it is a patellar graft, then it was probably the tibia.

I would rather have a thousand shoulder injuries than one knee injury.

[Darlofletch]

terrible news feel really bad for him. Shouldn't affect the team too much as hopefully they weren't planning on him being the first choice winger, but that really suck for him. hope the surgery and recovery goes well.

[bgnewf]

TFC lose Nicholas Lindsay for 2011 with knee injury

http://tinyurl.com/4svqv8x

A tough blow for a great kid. TFC Winger & Academy graduate Nicholas Lindsay is slated to miss the entire 2011 season with two knee surgeries scheduled due to a recent injury.

[Mark in Ottawa]

Sorta Deja Vu all over again...
Didn't O'Brien White miss a whole lot of time just as he was about to move up in the first team pecking order?

I wish him well in his recovery.

[lips]

This sucks

[Joe Kool]

I would rather have a thousand shoulder injuries than one knee injury.

I had my shoulder smashed to pieces in a hit from behind during a hockey game and had two reconstructive surgeries on it to get it to 70% mobility. The pain from it and all the recovery during the 2 years of rehab was excruciating. If you could take a thousand of those then you are a better person than me. All joint injuries are bad and I don't think you can ever be the same after them unfortunately. Hope that I am proven wrong of course with Lindsay. Hope he recovers well.

[BuSaPuNk]

and the double shame is that NOW is the most interesting time for a young player to be on the Team. I hope he recovers fast and makes his way back.

Absolutely.

This would be a great time for the youngsters to come out of there shell during training camp and mabey get a starters spot in there postions so that we don't have to go out and sign a mass of new players.

[JonO]

Just out of curiosity - any idea what caused the injury?

[TFC Bhoy]

thats a real shame, i has really hoped we could give him a lot more time this year. I wish him all the best and a speedy recovery

[__wowza]

whose up for designing a massive "get well soon" card?

[Alixir]

wow...harsh

[Ossington Mental Youth]

whose up for designing a massive "get well soon" card?

totally into this, maybe an innernets one? might be hard to organize a physical one in the off season

[rocker]

Just out of curiosity - any idea what caused the injury?

24thminute says he slipped and fell on ice.

[Fishnicker]

I had my shoulder smashed to pieces in a hit from behind during a hockey game and had two reconstructive surgeries on it to get it to 70% mobility. The pain from it and all the recovery during the 2 years of rehab was excruciating. If you could take a thousand of those then you are a better person than me. All joint injuries are bad and I don't think you can ever be the same after them unfortunately. Hope that I am proven wrong of course with Lindsay. Hope he recovers well.

Yeah, I was exaggerating - never had anything serious in the shoulder so I don't know what it's really like. You're right, any serious joint injury is bad. I hope the kid can fully recover - he does have age on his side.

[__wowza]

24thminute says he slipped and fell on ice.

:facepalm: fuck off, no way.

[__wowza]

totally into this, maybe an innernets one? might be hard to organize a physical one in the off season

true enough. even meeting up and doing one before the home opener, circulating it around joe's or something would work for me.

[manic.street.preacher]

24thminute says he slipped and fell on ice.
^that pretty much sums up our luck eh?

[bgnewf]

He is still not eligible to vote. He tuns 18 in September. He has a ton of footy ahead.
Herold did last season.

Hopefully he makes an appearance on the capo stands the way

[Brooker]

He is still not eligible to vote. He tuns 18 in September. He has a ton of footy ahead.
Herold did last season.

Hopefully he makes an appearance on the capo stands the way

I can just see him tumbling off it.... bad idea.

[werewolf]

He is still not eligible to vote. He tuns 18 in September. He has a ton of footy ahead.
Herold did last season.

Hopefully he makes an appearance on the capo stands the way

Unless he is reverse age cheating, he already turned 18.

[Nuvinho]

24thminute says he slipped and fell on ice.

damn you Brian Burke, why are you trying to recruit wingers from TFC.

[Mark TFC]

Unfortunate news... Lindsay was a bright light on the field.

I feel for the kid, and wish him a safe and successful recovery.

[prizby]

still have jacob peterson as a winger

[Ossington Mental Youth]

still have jacob peterson as a winger

and bas ent coming in.
curious to see how Peterson will fair this year

[smeghead]

this sucks. Hope he recovers well and returns to a successful soccer career.

[Pookie]

Disappointing news. Not sure if Lindsay is in post-secondary education at the moment but I sure hope he was or will soon be.

If there is a plus side to stories like this it is to encourage kids to ensure they get an education to go along with their sports development. You just never know when an injury will step up and derail your sports dreams.

[David_Oliveira]

Sucks for Lindsay. Lets see how he comes back from this. He looked to have a bright future. Hopefully all will be good

[Detroit_TFC]

Sorta Deja Vu all over again...
Didn't O'Brien White miss a whole lot of time just as he was about to move up in the first team pecking order?

I wish him well in his recovery.

Yes, and I second the sentiment!

[Yeoman]

i wish him well in recovery
perhaps a banner to ensure he knows that he's still in our thoughts?

[Darlofletch]

apparently he didn't slip on ice, but instead, was in a snowmobiling accident. ap ben rycroft.

[ag futbol]

^ Just saw that.

Unbelievably crappy news. I was really looking forward to seeing him on the field this year.

Fuck

[nimamalek]

That just ruined my day

[Darlofletch]

XZng4Kd0Am4

[sidvan]

[quote=Darlofletch;1198825]apparently he didn't slip on ice, but instead, was in a snowmobiling accident. quote]

Where have i heard this before..... next thing your gonna tell me his dad owns a car dealership

[Yohan]

apparently he had 3 assists in 4 games as winger last season

[razor787]

Damn, this is going to drastically hinder his development. He had a great future ahead of him too. A year off of football will change the course of that, and teams will look at his medical records, and see the type of injury he had, and will likely take a pass on him.

I really feel for the kid. Hopefully he is able to make a recovery and get back to his form with some training. Would probally even cause him to miss some or all of the 2012 season, to get back into shape and form.

[moralis]

Looks like TFC is looking at taking two of Milltown FC's best players:

http://www.mls-rumors.net/13928/2011/01/report-toronto-fc-to-raid-csl-side-milltown-fc-for-talent-in-the-wake-of-tragedy (http://www.mls-rumors.net/13928/2011/01/report-toronto-fc-to-raid-csl-side-milltown-fc-for-talent-in-the-wake-of-tragedy/)

[NBS]

apparently he didn't slip on ice, but instead, was in a snowmobiling accident. ap ben rycroft.

Wow, baffling decision making on his part if true. I know he's young, but it's not like he's 10 years old. You just signed a contract with the senior team, did some encouraging things down the stretch and you get on a snowmobile?

I did stupid things at 18 too, but little things, not things that would potentially put my future on the line. I do feel for him, especially if he can't come back from such a catastrophic knee injury, trying to have a bit of fun with friends shouldn't cost a kid his career, but you can't tempt fate when you have it all in front of you.

Perhaps TFC should treat this as a cautionary tale and put a stronger emphasis on communicating the importance of smart decision making for these young kids, especially since their academy system eventually aims to include younger age groups.

[Stugatzo]

Fuck...he assisted on two goals in very few appearances and was poised to become something special this season as an impact sub.
Gah!

[ag futbol]

Looks like TFC is looking at taking two of Milltown FC's best players:

http://www.mls-rumors.net/13928/2011/01/report-toronto-fc-to-raid-csl-side-milltown-fc-for-talent-in-the-wake-of-tragedy (http://www.mls-rumors.net/13928/2011/01/report-toronto-fc-to-raid-csl-side-milltown-fc-for-talent-in-the-wake-of-tragedy/)
Interesting take (if true).

I'm glad we have ideas at least. But quite seriously Lindsay will be hard to replace with local talent.

[UltraSuperMegaMo]

^ I'm sure about that. There's players of Lindsay's quality in the TFC academy and in the CSL. Lindsay was quality in the CSL, but miles from dominant.