Injury Report: Hutchinson has a concussion

[surixon]

I guess it's a good thing Comrie has been lights out lately with 6 straight games over .920.

 

[mcpw]

Now that the Rangers are officially TDL sellers, perhaps a certain Czech goalie will be making his way back here to be a backup rental...

I kid, I kid.

At this rate, we actually might throw a late pick at the Red Wings for their Czech backup goalie.

 

[howkie]

Would have np grabing Nilsson from Canucks and send Mason back + something, but it wont happen I guess

 

[Afterburner]

Oh no, not Hutch now! This is getting crazy!

 

[JohnStaymoose]

Helly strong like bull, skull like steel...

Seriously what kind of masks are these guys wearing?

These masks apparently.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Would have np grabing Nilsson from Canucks and send Mason back + something, but it wont happen I guess

That might actually make sense from both sides. We could give them a decent winger we can afford to lose. They are taking on the bigger contract so need to be compensated. OTOH they are getting a potentially better goalie - assuming he recovers well.

 

[cbcwpg]

Back in the day, every goalie that played the game had a concussion at one time or another. They just "shook it off" and kept playing. The difference is today people are looking out for the symptoms.

My kid played goal, and he said once that if you take a shot off the head you basically heard ringing for about 2 - 5 minutes as a minimum. Depends if it catches you straight on or off the side of the head. From the side is way worse.

People don't think it should be much because the puck is small, but there is a lot of force behind it.

 

[Afterburner]

At this rate Mikhail Berdin will get called up

 

[Channelcat]

sorry, man.
pretty awful "hot take" in this day and age, especially when we're trying to move past an era where athletes were supposed to shake out the cobwebs and continue playing.

Lotsa guys would've kept it under wraps.....still. This does nothing to ease my suspicions of Hutch being a bit of a flake.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Lotsa guys would've kept it under wraps.....still. This does nothing to ease my suspicions of Hutch being a bit of a flake.

As we just saw with Mason, you don't want to fool around with concussions, and you definitely don't want them keeping it "under wraps".

 

[kcin94]

Lotsa guys would've kept it under wraps.....still. This does nothing to ease my suspicions of Hutch being a bit of a flake.

Ridiculous. How dare NHL players care about their long term health? Don' t they know they are supposed to kill themselves for our enjoyment?

 

[AnonoJet]

Lotsa guys would've kept it under wraps.....still. This does nothing to ease my suspicions of Hutch being a bit of a flake.

More than one poster must have taken a puck to the head too. Neanderthal level thinking.

 

[Aggie204]

I like that stroll. It’s like he owns the joint.

 

[Basalt13]

I love Comrie, but in a situation like this where Helle is gonna be playing anyway why not bring up Phillips to ride the pine and have Comrie carry the load for the Moose. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

 

[ERYX]

Seriously what kind of masks are these guys wearing?

This ... I mean seriously, how can this keep happening? Aren't goalie masks supposed to be built to protect the wearer from pucks?

As for Helle, thank goodness he seems to be far less susceptible to concussions. I was really worried we'd lose him when Neal tried decapitating him with his two-hander in the Vegas game. Still don't understand how that wasn't a suspension ...

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

People questioning a player's toughness over a concussion need to go back to the 80s with that shit.

Concussions are a serious, serious issue. Take all of the precautions you need if you ever have one.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Gotta love it! Really hope that kid makes it.

 

[jgimp]

Concussions are not impacted by strength or will... and it’s a problem in hockey at lower levels for players to think otherwise and try to fight it :/

My son had 3 concussions by his 14th bday, his first one from bumping into his coach while skating backwards, second a body check and third a cross check while driving the net and hit his head on the crossbar . Shit happens and everyone is different. We had a long talk with him and all decided together that local hockey was the way to go from here on in to limit any potential long term damage.

 

[jgimp]

Vegas rolled through 4 goalies didn’t they?

 

[DowntownBooster]

So many injuries lately. It's even worse when you start losing your goalies to injury. I sure hope nothing happens to Hellebuyck. Maybe our goalies should be wrapped in bubble wrap for extra protection during practice.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

This ... I mean seriously, how can this keep happening? Aren't goalie masks supposed to be built to protect the wearer from pucks?

As for Helle, thank goodness he seems to be far less susceptible to concussions. I was really worried we'd lose him when Neal tried decapitating him with his two-hander in the Vegas game. Still don't understand how that wasn't a suspension ...

The mask protects them from the initial impact. It is the movement of the brain relative to the skull that causes concussion. The brain is suspended by a kind of cats cradle of tissue. So it doesn't move in sync with the skull. First the skull moves, then the brain follows. If that movement is large enough and sudden enough the cradle stretches and the brain impacts the skull. That's the concussion. Then there is a second chance for the same thing on the rebound. My layman's explanation.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Vegas rolled through 4 goalies didn’t they?

Yes. - But the Sin City team obviously has some pretty powerful demons on their side.

 

[grieves]

Now Hutch? Unbelievable.

 

[nobody important]

These masks apparently.

That's it! I knew I had seen Comrie before in something.

 

[nobody important]

Yes. - But the Sin City team obviously has some pretty powerful demons on their side.

Certainly this one.