Same here. I’m a person who is usually hardly affected by deaths to people I do not know personally. Not to sound callus, but it just usually doesn’t get to me. I haven’t even seen the video and I still had a nightmare last night just having the thought in my mind. Just so terrible.
That’s why I didn’t talk about the Pens after the game, I was getting emotional so I had to see myself out.
They don’t care about his injury, need his points and wins so they can win awards and maybe cups.
Only way to prevent that is to literally implement a neck guard. Because the cut in the area is something you need to get quick medical attention to and right to the ER. You can't dull the blades and prevent players from falling.
It reminded me of that and Richard Zednik's injury immediately and how they survived and how unfair it was that Adam didn't.
There is really no reason why there isnt a soft slash proof neck guard available. If a league like the NHL asked for it, companies would have prototypes in weeks.
I get the current options arent the most comfortable. But thats what I am saying. If the NHL/NHLPA came out and said its going to be mandatory starting next season, companies could have new designs out for testing in weeks. Problem is that there has been little to no appetite for it. Im actually shocked there hasnt been more incidents like this to be honest. 16 men out on the ice at once and skate cuts are pretty rare.I wore one in youth as I believe most did back then. It was itchy and gross but at that age you understood why.
I think players always had the option to but likely never will. Instead they'll focus on why a player made the hit the way he did and why his leg went that way over safeguards.
Even Sid wore a version of it in Rimouski.
I remember when that bloke in college was paralysed racing for icing and then it happened a couple more times, an nhler even broke his heels during one race for icing and the NHL finally did away with it.
Part of the problem is you have to have the NHLPA sign off on things like that, which is why skate guards arent mandatory. Flames tried to do that 4-5 years ago and got hammered by the PA over it. You cant force the players to make the right choice.
Mate, the PA can't even get these tossers to respect each other.
Looked like he wanted to hit him but AJ changes directions on a dime so he did also almost at the exact same time and tried to throw his entire body at him but times it poorly and instead of his body blow hit his skates got him. At that blood loss I am betting he died at the arena, not the hospital as it took them, what…10 minutes for ambulance to get there or something?
Malarchuk made it because the equipment trainer was a Vietnam combat medic who knew how to pinch off the vein until doctors arrived. Zednick was also able to skate to the bench and get immediate attention. It seems like Johnson's cut might have been worse regardless, but the lack of immediate attention he received (or didn't receive I guess) eliminated any small chance he might've had for survival...
What you're saying is libelous. If that kid decided to sue you, you’d likely lose. I’m surprised the mods let this post stay up.
