This is getting out of control!!!
Of course we have Crosby, who as we all know, was hit in the head by Steckel last year and hasn't been the same since.This hit has changed the rules of the game and forced the NHL to do something about these talented players getting concussions.
But what do you do when it's a legal hit or it's unavoidable contact with one of your own players? It's becoming obvious now that head shots, fights and cheap shots aren't the only thing causing the concussions.
The top players in the league are going down nightly with concussions and aside from Crosby, not one of the causes has been against the rules.
Jeff Skinner was hit cleanly by Sutton in open ice and is out with a concussion:
Claude Giroux, who was a leader in scoring in the NHL was recently injured after accidental contact from the knee of Wayne Simmonds:
Chris Pronger is out somehow with a concussion after taking a stick to the eye:
Mike Richards is out with a concussion after a clean hit by the Panthers Sean Bergenheim:
Just last night Milan Michalek ran into Karlsson and it's now reported that Michalek is out with a concussion.
Basically, it's looking like if you lead the league in scoring, you will end up with a concussion and this is not good for hockey at all. Sure there are reports that say that fighting is bad for the game (ie. the NY Times report on David Boogaard) and that players are out there with no respect for each other but none of these concussions I've listed are from any of that.
Of course we have Crosby, who as we all know, was hit in the head by Steckel last year and hasn't been the same since.This hit has changed the rules of the game and forced the NHL to do something about these talented players getting concussions.
But what do you do when it's a legal hit or it's unavoidable contact with one of your own players? It's becoming obvious now that head shots, fights and cheap shots aren't the only thing causing the concussions.
The top players in the league are going down nightly with concussions and aside from Crosby, not one of the causes has been against the rules.
Jeff Skinner was hit cleanly by Sutton in open ice and is out with a concussion:
Claude Giroux, who was a leader in scoring in the NHL was recently injured after accidental contact from the knee of Wayne Simmonds:
Chris Pronger is out somehow with a concussion after taking a stick to the eye:
Mike Richards is out with a concussion after a clean hit by the Panthers Sean Bergenheim:
Just last night Milan Michalek ran into Karlsson and it's now reported that Michalek is out with a concussion.
Basically, it's looking like if you lead the league in scoring, you will end up with a concussion and this is not good for hockey at all. Sure there are reports that say that fighting is bad for the game (ie. the NY Times report on David Boogaard) and that players are out there with no respect for each other but none of these concussions I've listed are from any of that.
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