Injury Report: Injured Players Thread (3/6: Staal Out Indefinitely; Not Career Threatening)
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Its a miracle if there's no broken bone or damage to his eye.
Kreider had a similar incident and broke his jaw.
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Him not going to the hospital is huge. He really dodged a bullet.
We as humans are naturally empathetic, and to see such a big tough guy in pain that looks so unbearable is always extremely tough to watch. Really hoping he is ok.
We as humans are naturally empathetic, and to see such a big tough guy in pain that looks so unbearable is always extremely tough to watch. Really hoping he is ok.
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This was probably posted already, but the gif makes it look like it BARELY missed:
A bit reassuring to see that. As nasty as it looks, it seems like it got him above the eye and even got a small piece of his helmet. Hope he's ok...don't want to know what that feels like.
IceBear86
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Well, if he had worn a visor, he would have gotten his helmet fixed and would habe been back on the ice for the next shift.
If you don't wear a visor in a hockey game and you get injured, it's your own fault.
If you don't wear a visor in a hockey game and you get injured, it's your own fault.
Maybe he will start to wear a visor. Some players do switch after they have been hit.
Players are going to get injured regardless. Yes, minimize the things that lead to injuries, but don't force players to wear something they might not want to wear; or like wearing; or have ever worn before.
Maybe the NHL should ban slap-shots going forward.
AlternateSideParking
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Part of the game. Contrary to popular belief, you cant prevent everything.
For every Bryan Berard, there have been 10,000 Dan Giardi's.
Staal is a grown man capable of making decisions. Something tells me that in his 22 years of playing hockey, he's had his fair share of experiences.
Fighting is now "bullying"
Cursing is called "harassment"
Having an opionion is "bias"
Without getting political, I think hockey is one of the last bastions of pure and classic "toughness" in society. Can we at least let the men who put their bodies on the line worry about their bodies, and not be influenced by others?
From a purely hockey standpoint, adult players should be allowed to make their own decisions and live or die with them.
Two words:
Rocket
Richard.
I hope Staal comes back and decides what HE wants to do, and does what HE thinks will make him a better, effective hockey player. The Rangers pay him like an adult...hopefully they treat him like one as well.
For every Bryan Berard, there have been 10,000 Dan Giardi's.
Staal is a grown man capable of making decisions. Something tells me that in his 22 years of playing hockey, he's had his fair share of experiences.
Fighting is now "bullying"
Cursing is called "harassment"
Having an opionion is "bias"
Without getting political, I think hockey is one of the last bastions of pure and classic "toughness" in society. Can we at least let the men who put their bodies on the line worry about their bodies, and not be influenced by others?
From a purely hockey standpoint, adult players should be allowed to make their own decisions and live or die with them.
Two words:
Rocket
Richard.
I hope Staal comes back and decides what HE wants to do, and does what HE thinks will make him a better, effective hockey player. The Rangers pay him like an adult...hopefully they treat him like one as well.
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Hockey Team
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I'm sure the rangers will pressure staal to wear a visor, which is fine.
But ultimately it's going to be staal's decision, which is also fine (and how it should be).
But ultimately it's going to be staal's decision, which is also fine (and how it should be).
PlamsUnlimited
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Of course you need hyperboles to make yourself sound intelligent here. Pretty soon organizations will make it a requirement to use extra safety measures to minimize injury. Just like helmets, many years ago. As the league progresses so will the value of on ice safety. Nothing wrong in thinking safety should be increased. Nice hyperbole though. One that doesn't make much sense. How does suggestion of more visors equal banning shots? Please educate me on the hyperbole.
AlternateSideParking
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Hundreds of players have been hit in the face and broadcast on ESPN and TSN and CBC etc. I'd like to think hockey players completely understand the dangers of not wearing a visor.
Did everyone where Kevlar neck guards after Steve Tuttle sliced Clint Malarchuk's neck?
Nope.
As a fan, accceptence is the key. You have to accept the fact that no matter how much you love your team or love your favorite players, they are in fact human and they are at risk of getting hurt.
Has anybody stopped to think that Staal doesnt wear a cage or visor because it detracts from him vision?
But you'll see -- some player will get his face sliced from a cracked visor and everyone will cry about how dangerous visors are.
Did everyone where Kevlar neck guards after Steve Tuttle sliced Clint Malarchuk's neck?
Nope.
As a fan, accceptence is the key. You have to accept the fact that no matter how much you love your team or love your favorite players, they are in fact human and they are at risk of getting hurt.
Has anybody stopped to think that Staal doesnt wear a cage or visor because it detracts from him vision?
But you'll see -- some player will get his face sliced from a cracked visor and everyone will cry about how dangerous visors are.
Doctor King Schultz
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I have to believe that if he couldn't see out of one of his eyes he would have gone to the hospital, but I'm no doctor.
Hockey Team
Hunger Force
If he had an issue with his vision, or a broken orbital bone, there is a 100% chance he would go to the hospital to get it checked out.
So assuming that report's accurate he should be available for thursday.
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The league as a private employer has every right to mandate that all it's employees wear certain gear.
But as of right now, the league doesn't mandate that.
As such, Marc Staal has every right to not wear a visor if he doesn't want to. And not wearing one isn't "ignorance." The guy has been playing hockey for most of his life. He knows the benefits of it.
If there was literally no downside to wearing a visor, and all safety benefit, then everyone would wear them.
That clearly is not the case. Players are deciding not to wear them because they are somehow otherwise distractions to them. They should not be judged for coming to the conclusion that they prefer to take a small risk with their personal safety in exchange for being more comfortable with their gear.
But as of right now, the league doesn't mandate that.
As such, Marc Staal has every right to not wear a visor if he doesn't want to. And not wearing one isn't "ignorance." The guy has been playing hockey for most of his life. He knows the benefits of it.
If there was literally no downside to wearing a visor, and all safety benefit, then everyone would wear them.
That clearly is not the case. Players are deciding not to wear them because they are somehow otherwise distractions to them. They should not be judged for coming to the conclusion that they prefer to take a small risk with their personal safety in exchange for being more comfortable with their gear.
Well, its a good sign cause it would imply that the Rangers medical staff believed that sending him to the hospital wouldn't be worth it.
If his eye had been damaged, like feared, I'd also believe that going to the hospital would not be optional. Hopeful, but still tempering my expectations. Hoping for the best for Staalsy.
Players didn't put helmets on voluntarily. There was quite an outcry and players not wearing helmets were grandfathered for the balance of their careers. Wayne Gretzky wore a helmet that wasn't much different from what you would buy in a toy store. Sometimes you have to legislate safety. The big push for visors in junior came after Greg Neeld lost an eye playing junior hockey in the 1970s.
For us old timers, tonight's incident was eerily similar to the play (at the 8th Ave. end of The Garden) on which Flyer defenseman Barry Ashbee lost an eye in the early 1970s. Praying for a much better result tonight.
For us old timers, tonight's incident was eerily similar to the play (at the 8th Ave. end of The Garden) on which Flyer defenseman Barry Ashbee lost an eye in the early 1970s. Praying for a much better result tonight.
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Hunger Force
Yeah, really. If I were an employer, I'd rather take the .1% chance (there's maybe 1 player out of hundreds each season that suffers a debilitating injury that could've been prevented with a visor) that my employee suffers an injury that's going to make him miss serious time from the game, then the 100% chance of reducing his performance by forcing him to wear something HE DOESN'T WANT TO WEAR.
There are a handful of players in all of hockey's history who suffered debilitating eye injuries. It's hardly a good reason to make visors mandatory. If someone's not concerned enough to wear a visor to protect their own safety, then why would I be concerned about it?
Craig Mactavish thinks otherwise. He was clearly going for "cool" and "tough guy".
I ****ing hate visors, personally. I hate them when I play paintball. I hate them when I test my buddies helmets. And I know for a fact that a lot of hockey players feel the same way. It's a comfort thing.
I sometimes drive without my seatbelt. I sometimes text and drive to. Regardless, driving with my seatbelt on and my complete attention is still dangerous. Do you propose we all drive tanks that can't exceed 30MPH, because they're safe?
I saw a hockey player knocked out once during a fight. Let's ban hockey.
I also saw a players skate slice human flesh. Let's enforce duller skates.
Relax dude.. **** happens. Hagelin wears a visor. If Staal had an arched visor like Hagelin's, it wouldn't have made any difference. Sticks rise up. Pucks typically do to. Visors do help limit facial injuries, but they don't prevent them completely.
Are you going to brag about drinking and driving too? I think saying "ignorance" for a guy bragging about putting lives at risk is a little too soft. Do you want to kill some kid before you take this **** seriously? Disgusting.
No body called the players ignorant.
The league has been in debate about grandfathering visors for years.
The CHL has mandated them. The NCAA has a mandate on full masks/shields. The AHL mandates visors. The ECHL mandates visors.
So, every level of Canadian and American minor pro and junior levels ALL require visors. They're all ignorant?
http://www.buzzonbroad.com/2011/10/its-time-for-the-nhl-to-make-visors-mandatory.html
This is not the first injury Marc Staal sustained that would have been avoided had he been wearing a visor.
If he's wearing a visor when his brother hits him, his face doesn't impact the ice the way it did. If he's wearing one tonight he doesn't get hit in the brow by the puck.
There are countless examples of what protective gear can do to prevent these injuries.
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Gee that visor sure is prohibiting Stamkos from scoring more then 60 goals on a season. Someone should tell him to remove the visor, he might score 90!
Also, if it was a broken orbital bone, I would think he would be at the hospital prepping for surgery.
Can we keep dodging LT injury bullets this season?
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From the league's perspective, I'd agree.
Not the same as the concussion issue, where players left and right are getting their brains scrambled. You couldn't do away with the helmet for that reason.
Pucks to the eye happen how often? Once every couple years? A career ending eye injury like Brian Berard's happens once in a generation? Players suffering career ending injuries to things that happen off the ice is probably more prevalent, even.
The argument that it is a pressing safety issue is unconvincing. The only possible way it would make sense if there was literally no reason whatsoever not to wear one. If you could slap a visor on every player in the league, and there would be no difference in performance whatsoever, then sure.... why not? If it has no other effect, of course you'd prefer safety.
But if the players aren't comfortable wearing them, and the safety benefit only makes you 0.000000000001% more safe, then it's needless worrying.
Guess what, if you play hockey, there will occasionally be a freak injury that seriously hurts someone. The only way to 100% prevent that reality is to fundamentally change the way the game is played, which I'm not interested in doing. And every player who signs up to play the game and then chooses to do so without a visor understands and accepts that reality. Nothing wrong with that any more than any of the day to day minorly risky things us humans do every day, like jaywalk or drink alcohol or whatever.
But if the league wants to water down their product my mandating that, putting everyone on the same level, fine. It's their call.
Until they make that call, it's the individual players' decision.
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