Red Wings' Weiss on target for post-Olympic return

When Detroit Red Wings' centerman Stephen Weiss underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia, both he and the team hoped he would be able to rejoin the team when the league resumed it's schedule after the Olympic break.

Optimism his high in both camps that the target date is tangible.

"I'm really amazed at how fast this thing goes," said Weiss recently, "You go from feeling terrible to skating not long after that. I was walking on a treadmill about 10 days ago and now I've been on the ice five days in a row. It progresses pretty quickly."

The 30-year-old Weiss went under the knife on December 23rd after missing several games battling the ailment and seeking the opinion of a specialist in Philadelphia.  The prognosis was for a dull recovery in a span of six to eight weeks.

Weiss said he expects to begin participating in practice next week and that the projection for his return on the 26th of February is well within reach - good news for a Red Wings' team that is on the outside looking in at a playoff spot and fading fast as injuries have taken an immeasurable toll in HockeyTown.

http://www.sportsinjuryalert.com/2014/01/red-wings-weiss-on-target-for-post.html