[News] Ex-Flame Chris Simon joins concussion lawsuit against NHL

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Originally Posted by ToewsFan

Most likely.

17 years ago, Scott Stevens delivered a brutal hit to Eric Lindros, ending his season, and rendered him incapacitated for the 2000-01 season. There was tons of bad blood between the Lindros camp and the Flyers management, with Eric dad accusing the Flyers of neglecting his concussion symptoms. Lindros would never be the same again.

The NHL has known about the link between concussions and CTE for a decade at the very least, and possibly longer. They can either do good PR (which is impossible since its the NHL), and offer the players a substantial amount of money, or fight it in court, prolong the issue, and ultimately end up having to pay billions like the NFL.

PS...there are emails that clearly show the NHL has been unscrupulous in regards to the concussion issue. Especially Bettman. I wish I had a link to it.

Not that I disagree with the rest of your post, but didn't Lindros sit out that season because of a contract dispute?

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Originally Posted by CroFlames

What piece of information could they possibly have kept secret? Don't we all know multiple concussions lead to long term injury?

I suspect it is the micro details that in play here. Things like even 'non-violent' hits to the upper body which occur on a regular basis lead to brain damage ... or how the design of helmets has an impact on how the brain is impacted .... in other words, information which suggests the risk of brain injury is intrinsic to how the game is played ... that sort of information is what the NHL is fighting to keep secret. Is it really that hard to believe that NHL owners don't realize they profit from secrecy? Don't disclose anything if you aren't forced to do so. Every successful business knows that.