Kaprizov's latest setback should be an alarm bell for how the NHL is failing its players

[ijuka]

How does the league force teams to rest guys though? Is a team of neutral doctors going to evaluate every minor-moderate injury? Guys go thru the concussion protocol for head injuries. Guys all have reasons for playing hurt thru non-head injuries (help their team, playing for a contract, etc), it would be very hard for the league to dictate who's allowed to play thru what injuries.

A culture change would be useful.

Also, the concussion protocol is a joke. Guys are returning to play, finish the game, and then are out the next game with concussion.

 

[Number8]

Way to not comprehend a single thing I wrote. It is all over the internet that McAvoy separated his shoulder and received an injection as treatment (read it was Toradol) - hence why I specifically mentioned that he got a shot and that the shot was the likely cause of the infection.

But what did you take from all that? That I clearly don’t believe NHLers get shots for injury/pain treatment. Jesus man…

Go re-read the first paragraph of your post that I responded to. And I mean read what you wrote not what you think you wrote.

You tell me I’m being non-sensical???? Holy shit. ESL might be a good play for you.

 

[winnipegger]

Like it or not, it's on the players to protect themselves. That's why enforcers and fighting exists. That's why a tree like Logan Stanley who can barely skate has a job. Because he can crush smaller players. If you watch that play the reason he got "folded" is because he tried to reverse hit a player that was 100 pounds heavier than him.

We missed out on the last part of Brian Little's career in part due to a concussion suffered in a game against the wild. This is an inherently risky sport. Every time you get through a game with no injuries it's a win.

 

[Mattb124]

Go re-read the first paragraph of your post that I responded to. And I mean read what you wrote not what you think you wrote.

You tell me I’m being non-sensical???? Holy shit. ESL might be a good play for you.

I’ll slow it down for you. You posted speculation from Friedman days after the knowledge of the injury and the treatment (which likely caused the infection) were all over the internet - and then came to inaccurate assessments about it.

This is from 6 days ago:

Bruins Medical Update on Charlie McAvoy | Feb. 19 | Boston Bruins

Statement from Boston Bruins Head Team Physician Dr. Peter Asnis: “Charlie McAvoy sustained an injury to his right shoulder acromioclavicular joint in Team USA’s 4 Nations Face-Off game against Finland on February 13. He underwent treatment, which was administered by Team USA’s medical staff...

www.nhl.com

 

[Number8]

I’ll slow it down for you. You posted speculation from Friedman days after the knowledge of the injury and the treatment (which likely caused the infection) were all over the internet - and then came to inaccurate assessments about it.

This is from 6 days ago:

Bruins Medical Update on Charlie McAvoy | Feb. 19 | Boston Bruins

Statement from Boston Bruins Head Team Physician Dr. Peter Asnis: “Charlie McAvoy sustained an injury to his right shoulder acromioclavicular joint in Team USA’s 4 Nations Face-Off game against Finland on February 13. He underwent treatment, which was administered by Team USA’s medical staff...

www.nhl.com

That’s a brutally poor synopsis of what I said. Its another in a string of posts make no sense whatsoever.

I get it you want to argue. Generally I’d oblige but it’s too much effort to try and figure out what’s in your head.