Post-Game Talk (GBU): The Eichel, good, bad, ugly Sabres vs Sens

[tsujimoto74]

I missed the Okposo injury. What happened?

Collided with someone as he was jumping onto the ice for his shift, took the brunt of it to the head

 

[threeVo]

Pull a Scotty Bowman and emergency injury recall rasmus cozens leading the whl in scoring for his 9 games.. Kid was thinking he might make team out of camp til his hitchhiking injury ... C'mon..Doet..

I think if hes on Emergency Recall he could theoretically play as many games until someone is healthy and it wouldnt count as a year on his ELC. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Like if he played 15 on ER its still not a year. Not 100% tho but its not happening

 

[Paxon]

Not a bad game there by Jack Eichel

 

[K8fool]

I think if hes on Emergency Recall he could theoretically play as many games until someone is healthy and it wouldnt count as a year on his ELC. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Like if he played 15 on ER its still not a year. Not 100% tho but its not happening

Ask chainshot. I am only passing info i didnt know until a couple weeks ago..

 

[Kyndig]

G:
we won a game!
1st line
Eichel x4
Asplund, Lazar, and Girgs providing physical play

B:
special teams once again
so many missed chances. Olofsson, Sheary, and Skinner..oh my
Scandella's allergy to the puck
Okposo injured

U:
Montour today
Krueger benching Dahlin the entire 3rd for who knows what

 

[Buffaloed]

I missed the Okposo injury. What happened?

 

[Kyndig]

Look both ways before crossing the road. In all seriousness I worry every time Okposo gets hit in the head.

 

[FloridaSabresFan]

Honestly, I don't get it. It doesn't look like much but could be career ending given Okposo's history

 

[Team Cozens]

Thank you.
Seriously, how do the Sabres ever let Okposo ever play another game? This hit, last years knock out punch, his prior near death experience. At some point you need to think about a persons future quality of life.

 

[Buffaloed]

Honestly, I don't get it. It doesn't look like much but could be career ending given Okposo's history

The hit that occurred in practice and derailed his career didn't seem like much either. No one thought anything of it at the time.

 

[Buffaloed]

Look both ways before crossing the road. In all seriousness I worry every time Okposo gets hit in the head.

The ref blocked his view like a parked car.

 

[Team Cozens]

Honestly, I don't get it. It doesn't look like much but could be career ending given Okposo's history

Letting KO continue to play is gross negligence.

 

[pigpen65]

Good to Krueger for keeping Dahlin on the bench in the 3rd period.

 

[Not Sure]

Honestly, I don't get it. It doesn't look like much but could be career ending given Okposo's history

After everything that came out last time, you gotta think hes at that point where it's just not worth it anymore. Props for being a good soldier, and hes had an ok year, but he has young kids maybe just go on IR and unofficially retire. Hate to see guys like him burn out like he has, but wouldnt mind him in a more development and coaching role with the team. I dont want to read some article about how bad his quality of life has become because he tried to lace them up and took one too many hits to the head.

 

[pigpen65]

Letting KO continue to play is gross negligence.

He's at the point Kariya got too where just getting grazed was enough to KO him. It's a terrifying thing to see. He's definitely shouldn't be allowed to keep playing at this point.

 

[Team Cozens]

After everything that came out last time, you gotta think hes at that point where it's just not worth it anymore. Props for being a good soldier, and hes had an ok year, but he has young kids maybe just go on IR and unofficially retire. Hate to see guys like him burn out like he has, but wouldnt mind him in a more development and coaching role with the team. I dont want to read some article about how bad his quality of life has become because he tried to lace them up and took one too many hits to the head.

Sadly, he may have already taken one too many hits. Sad. Scary.

 

[Not Sure]

He's at the point Kariya got too where just getting grazed was enough to KO him. It's a terrifying thing to see. He's definitely shouldn't be allowed to keep playing at this point.

The problem is the league doesnt want to admit concussions are a problem to long term health, so letting a guy go on IR to avoid a possible future concussion looks bad when they go to court.

 

[Buffaloed]

Letting KO continue to play is gross negligence.

The Sabres took that position with Lafontaine. It got messy.

 

[Vito_81]

The Sabres took that position with Lafontaine. It got messy.

It was only messy because other teams were willing to have Patty on their team.

Sure won’t be the case with Okposo

 

[vcv]

Letting KO continue to play is gross negligence.

It's his decision (with the advice of medical professionals, hopefully beyond just Sabres doctors).

 

[Club]

I liked Lazars performance, personally.

 

[Buffaloed]

It was only messy because other teams were willing to have Patty on their team.

Sure won’t be the case with Okposo

It got messy because Lafontaine was medically cleared by his own doctors. If Okposo did the same this could make him ineligible for LTIR. It actually could get messier with Okposo because nobody wants him. Let's hope he's ok or wants to call it a career.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

I liked Lazars performance, personally.

I liked Lazar preseason, I liked him coming up, I've liked him in his 2 games up. He's not a top-6 guy, obviously, but he's exactly what we need in the bottom 6. Solid D, lil offense, and he grinds. Him>Vesey/Sobotka.

Hope KO is alright. Before we write the dude off completely- Adam Mair had a damned serious conky on a nothing hit and then came back for some solid seasons. Not all concussions come from massive impacts, just a solid jolt is enough sometimes. I do think his longterm health is of paramount importance, but I'd also hate to tell a guy it's over when he himself wants to play and could potentially still play. Tricky issue because the medical info is more and more saying that you should hang 'em up sooner rather than later.. but you also have guys like Bergeron who have continued to have successful careers after serious concussion scares.

 

[Buffaloed]

“I got a text from a friend, Matt Moulson,” Eichel said. “He was all over me to start shooting the puck, so I thought I’d start shooting a little more.”

 

[Buffaloed]