Posts Tagged ‘ concussions ’

Ellen Etchingham, theory_of_ice, MUST READ [CAM JANSSEN CONTENT]

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July 13, 2012

If Janssen’s shit actually worked the way he described, the Devils would be playing him fifteen minutes a night on the top line so he could terrify opposing forwards into coughing the puck up for Kovalchuk. Instead, they don’t dress him for half the regular season and not even one playoff game, and when...
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Shoulder pads don’t have to be weapons

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May 20, 2012

With regard to dangerous hits, we often hear that "respect" has gone out of the game. I doubt it. It's the risk of injury for the checker that's gone out of the game. And -- for some reason -- it's easier to get players to respect (read: protect) themselves than it is to get...
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Note to Bernie Miklasz: Your Hysteria is Irresponsible

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April 30, 2012

Hey, dumbass:

If Pietrangelo plays, he's not vulnerable, because he doesn't have and never did have a concussion. We know this because if he did have a concussion and the Blues skirted the protocol to allow him to play when he could be permanently disabled by a second injury -- then it would be the...
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Concussions: What the hell can we do about this?

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April 28, 2012

Andrew Sullivan: Is Big Football the next Big Tobacco?

Leading with the helmet is not the primary reason there has been a rise in a recognition of concussions and their long-term effects.  Helmets are not designed to prevent concussions. They're designed to prevent skull fractures. Concussions are the result of a brain injury that...
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Nasty series predicted by STL Today

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April 24, 2012

STL Today: Blues vs. Kings: A ‘nasty’ series is forecast  The last time the Blues and Los Angeles Kings met, on March 22, the score was 0-0 through overtime and had to be decided in a shootout. What the upcoming Blues-Los Angeles Western Conference semifinal series might lack in scoring, the teams...
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Torres hit: really? 25 games?

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April 21, 2012

I don’t like Raffi Torres. I think he tries to hurt people. And checks like he so often delivers are exactly the kind that need to be eliminated from hockey. But I can’t say the 25-game suspension handed down by the league for the hit on Marian Hossa makes a whole lot of sense...
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Playoffs: 2010 Canucks vs. 2012 Canucks

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April 11, 2012

It’s two years later and the Kings are playing the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the playoffs again. Let’s take a look at how the Canucks have changed since we faced them in 2010. RETURNING: Henrik Sedin Daniel Sedin (UPDATE: he’s out with a concussion) Ryan Kesler Alexandre Burrows Mason Raymond Alexander...
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The League’s Case against Kovalchuk

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August 2, 2010
The League’s Case against Kovalchuk

According to infallible Twitter, the next chapter in the serial blockbuster known as Kovalchuk Month begins tomorrow, with day one of the hearing. There has obviously been a lot of chatter in the Kovalchukosphere about the NHLPA’s supposedly slam dunk case, Bettman’s vendetta against the Devils, the league not having a leg to stand on,...
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From Rich Hammond: Sean O’Donnell Assesses the Brain Power of a Phaneuf

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December 31, 2009

Kings defenseman Sean O’Donnell told The Associated Press, “It’s just a dirty play. We talk about the players not having respect and why are there so many concussions. He didn’t have to do that. He plays hard. He’s not the brightest guy. He runs around a little bit.” via Sutter’s side of the story...
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From Down Goes Brown: The NHL’s top secret flow chart

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November 10, 2009

Down Goes Brown: The NHL’s top secret flow chart for handing out suspensions – Toronto Maple Leafs Blog – Humor. Commentary. Despair.. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn...
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