Injury Report: Captain JT injury (aftermath)

[JT AM da real deal]

Your right. But I am sure that he will be exerting himself on a stationary bike first to strengthen the knee ailment. That will be the first test. Once he passes that, he will hit the ice. My prediction is he's back on the ice by this weekend.

That would be great news .. lets hope!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NinjaKick]

thats one tough sob

 

[Swedish Gretzky]

Will depend on whether or not he is completely asymptomatic. There is evidence that return to activity can actually help reduce long term problems. If he is still having any symptoms with activity, he should not play though- the consequences of a second concussion while still healing from the first can be very bad

Return back to what? Moving a small puck at blistering speeds with skates? On ice?

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

His wife is a physiotherapist too. Hopefully she is helping him out on his rehab for his knee.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Return back to what? Moving a small puck at blistering speeds with skates? On ice?

Depends on the person, what their baseline was before, and what their body can tolerate before developing symptoms. There is no exact science to it though- some people have a massive head hit and rebound quickly, some can have a seemingly harmless hit and be very symptomatic

 

[Auston Powers]

Great to hear

This just made my day.

Actually, my day was already made when I woke up knowing the Leafs were taking a 3-1 series back home so in truth this just double made my day.

 

[mix1home]

The fact that he drove to the rink and was there with the boys is MASSIVE. I suffered a bad concussion and this would not have happened, to me this is a great sign (still has hurdles) but a great sign.

It does not say he drove himself. So there is no reason to believe that.

 

[TopChedder]

It does not say he drove himself. So there is no reason to believe that.

That's fair.

 

[crump]

Glad there’s experts and doctors looking after him. Good sign he’s driving and all that, I know they will do what’s best for him and his family. I’m not expecting him back. He looked like he was run over by a truck. But I’m no expert.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

His wife is a physiotherapist too. Hopefully she is helping him out on his rehab for his knee.

I know your post was just light hearted. But personally, I'm hoping she is enjoying the time with her husband and baby. She must be feeling immense relief that JT is doing well

Let the TML trainers take care of the knee. Aryne can focus on her family and taking care of her own patients at work

 

[sxvnert]

JT being out allowed Kerfoot and Gally to step up and now you can just put Foligno and Tavares together on the “3rd line”. No way you split up Gally - Kerfoot - Nylander

Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Gally-Kerfoot-Nylander
Engvall-Foligno-Simmonds
Thornton-Spezza-Mik

That 3rd line will haunt the habs dreams for the rest of the summer.

 

[TheShape]

0% chance we see him this weekend. I do think he'll be back this playoffs though should the Leafs advance.

Not sure on the accuracy of whether he drove himself to the rink or not, but if it's true then I would say Tavares biggest roadblock at this point is probably the knee.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

0% chance we see him this weekend. I do think he'll be back this playoffs though should the Leafs advance.

Not sure on the accuracy of whether he drove himself to the rink or not, but if it's true then I would say Tavares biggest roadblock at this point is probably the knee.

I hope to see him back too, when he's ready

I think whether he drove himself or not is irrelevant. Driving is not a physically demanding activity. Its how he feels when he exercises that matters most

 

[TheShape]

I hope to see him back too, when he's ready

I think whether he drove himself or not is irrelevant. Driving is not a physically demanding activity. It how he feels when he exercises that matters most

True but I think if he was medically cleared to operate a moving vehicle and share the road with others that is a pretty telling piece. Just speculating and playing doctor at this point anyway.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

True but I think if he was medically cleared to operate a moving vehicle and share the road with others that is a pretty telling piece. Just speculating and playing doctor at this point anyway.

Definitely not a bad thing that he can drive!

 

[Subway Schenn]

Best news all week!

Getting JT back for Round 3 would be something. Lots of work before we get there though!

 

[Morbo]

would be a hell of a boost to the team if we can make it till he gets back.

 

[horner]

A great inspiration for the leaf players seeing JT at practice.

Take your time the team has your back

Hopefully we will see you in the Winnipeg series.

 

[TimeZone]

Only suffered one concussion, ate some sucker punches as a teen.

I had a lot of dizziness and a brutal headache but after about 3-4 days all symptoms disappeared. Granted I also wasn't knocked out cold, just stating concussions can be random and tricky.

 

[francis246]

True but I think if he was medically cleared to operate a moving vehicle and share the road with others that is a pretty telling piece. Just speculating and playing doctor at this point anyway.

just the fact that he was at the rink is a positive sign. Whether he drove or not. Idk if anyone has had a concussion before but light is not your friend. So if he’s able to be in a lit place and not be bothered it’s a very good thing

 

[Mikeyg]

@Warden of the North you owe me an apology id say.

 

[Mikeyg]

I told you guys in the gdt, this was a knockout where the principle point of contact was the chin. That makes a tremendous difference versus strikes to the temple. In a knockout situation, the impact briefly disrupts blood/oxygen flow to the parts of the brain responsible for consciousness, and is typically restored quickly. It was very textbook. A transient loss of consciousness for about a minute. The difference with concussions and more direct blows to the head is that those are more typically associated with inflammation/swelling. Those types of injuries are typically much scarier. This isn't a common injury in hockey obviously, but it is extremely common in MMA. They obviously scanned his head at the hospital and didn't see any bleeding or swelling, which offers further support to what I said earlier. Its very possible that he could still have a minor concussion, but I expect that he'll return to action much sooner than people think.

Just had to listen to ole mikeyg for once.... I tend to get them right once in awhile. He’ll be back soon.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[Swedish Gretzky]

This is best case scenario so far

 

[Craig Button]

His wife is a physiotherapist too. Hopefully she is helping him out on his rehab for his knee.

I sure hope he gets a happy ending