Out of Town Thread - New Year's Edition!

[Lshap]

Not good news for Makar.



Here's the collision and it isn't event that major of one.

Really a shame such a talented kid is hurt again. This wasn't a failure of the NHL and there's no rule that could've prevented this. This appears to be a failure of the team's medical staff to judge Makar's initial recovery. I'm not accusing them of negligence, but there's an obvious knowledge-gap in how a brain recovers from concussions. Makar thought he was ready, the staff agreed, but they were both wrong.

Whatever protocols are used to determine when a player is good to go needs a serious rethink. If it's impossible to judge, err on the side of more caution.

 

[Tyson]

Really a shame such a talented kid is hurt again. This wasn't a failure of the NHL and there's no rule that could've prevented this. This appears to be a failure of the team's medical staff to judge Makar's initial recovery. I'm not accusing them of negligence, but there's an obvious knowledge-gap in how a brain recovers from concussions. Makar thought he was ready, the staff agreed, but they were both wrong.

Whatever protocols are used to determine when a player is good to go needs a serious rethink. If it's impossible to judge, err on the side of more caution.

Crazy how times have changed. In 1979 game 7 Yvon Lambert was pasted helmet-less into the glass by Mike Milbury. His head hit the glass and he was clearly concussed. So how did things play out? Lambert was back the next period, still without a helmet and scores the OT GW.

Makar is as exciting as McDavid and I hope he doesn't have lingering effects. I would sit him for the rest of the year.

 

[Lshap]

Crazy how times have changed. In 1979 game 7 Yvon Lambert was pasted helmet-less into the glass by Mike Milbury. His head hit the glass and he was clearly concussed. So how did things play out? Lambert was back the next period, still without a helmet and scores the OT GW.

Makar is as exciting as McDavid and I hope he doesn't have lingering effects. I would sit him for the rest of the year.

Yeah, back then when a player was hit in the head, the medical evaluation was, "Looks like he got his bell rung!". Long before concussion protocols existed, players who got hit in the head were expected to play through it. Were they tougher or more stupid? Was equipment that much softer and skating that much slower? Are generations of ex-players walking around with brain damage, or did most of them recover?

Hopefully, medical technology is catching up to concussions in the same way it did with knee surgery. Right now, it still seems like a guessing game.

 

[Tyson]

Yeah, back then when a player was hit in the head, the medical evaluation was, "Looks like he got his bell rung!". Long before concussion protocols existed, players who got hit in the head were expected to play through it. Were they tougher or more stupid? Was equipment that much softer and skating that much slower? Are generations of ex-players walking around with brain damage, or did most of them recover?

Hopefully, medical technology is catching up to concussions in the same way it did with knee surgery. Right now, it still seems like a guessing game.

How many times did we hear a broadcaster say "he got his bell rung"? Crazy how only 20 years ago medical technology was this primitive when dealing with concussions.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Not good news for Makar.



Here's the collision and it isn't event that major of one.

Both Makar and Byram have now had major concussion concerns.

 

[Tyson]

Both Makar and Byram have now had major concussion concerns.

Two future cornerstones for this team. Damn

 

[Milhouse40]

 

[ReHabs]

LTIR space opened up for Toronto to the tune of 5.6m

 

[CDN24]

LTIR space opened up for Toronto to the tune of 5.6m

They are already using it so no windfall. would be a problem if he had to come back. currently they have 4.4M of LTIR space available - mainly from Murray being on LTIR. To bring Murray back they will need that 4.4M plus the 766K they get for sending Woll down. Less Murrays hit leaves them about 500K of LTIR space available

 

[the valiant effort]

On the Oilers last goal Draisaitl got his 700 career point and McDavid got his 800 career point on the goal

Excited to see them exceed 2 playoff ppg this year on their way to a dazzling 2nd round exit

…who really knows with the west this year. It might be the weakest conference in NHL history

 

[ReHabs]

They are already using it so no windfall. would be a problem if he had to come back. currently they have 4.4M of LTIR space available - mainly from Murray being on LTIR. To bring Murray back they will need that 4.4M plus the 766K they get for sending Woll down. Less Murrays hit leaves them about 500K of LTIR space available

Thanks for the insight. I guess they're cap-strapped. Thank God.

 

[BozoTheClown]

Can we just move Arizona to Quebec ASAP!!??

 

[Team_Spirit]

Can we just move Arizona to Quebec ASAP!!??

*Nope*

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Svechnikov had a 19 game goal drought before tonight…imagine the chaos if he did that in a Habs uni

Honestly he's a great player I feel like he's having a tough season though. Type of guy who has all the tools in the world but can't put it together at an elite level consistently, a bit like Eichel with VGK

 

[the]

Surprised nobody mentioned this. The Mountain Man was traded to the Arizona Coyotes.

 

[OnTheRun]

Surprised nobody mentioned this. The Mountain Man was traded to the Arizona Coyotes.

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It's good for our draft odds, the Yotes will improve by 130% if Weber walk into the room.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Muzzin gone for the year. Cervical spine injury.

 

[Tyson]

Muzzin gone for the year. Cervical spine injury.

Sadly his career is more than likely over. All the best to this guy and his family

 

[The Great Weal]

Muzzin gone for the year. Cervical spine injury.

Wonder if Dubas goes all in on Chychrun now.

 

[salbutera]

Wonder if Dubas goes all in on Chychrun now.

Savard…

ROR was a Shana-plan blessed move.. not a Dubas special - he’s the anti analytics player

 

[The Great Weal]

Savard…

This is where having Edmundson would be useful... They might be back in on Gavrikov now.

 

[DavePeak]

Yeah for some reason the Weber contract trade was first discussed in the trade proposal thread.

Also sharing here just in case

 

[Kennedys]

What's happening with the Yotes ? No regulation loss in their last 9 games (5-0-4) and they are ahead 3-2 tonight again. What the hell

 

[Kennedys]

Nevermind. The Yotes was probably on a luck streak and they are back to normal

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Nevermind. The Yotes was probably on a luck streak and they are back to normal

They're really good at home and terrible on the road. They have the most home games left of any team.