[Drury18]

There hasn't been any word on Ferland and having any post-concussion related symptoms. I don't know one way or another if he's having them. The fact that he's played consistently (except for the scratch last game) since recovering, I don't imagine he's having them as there is a much stricter protocol in place to ensure players aren't jeopardizing their health. Plus, he was playing alot better right after he returned, lots of shots and that's when he was getting points here and there. Now? He's putting maybe 2 SOG a game and floating on the 4th line. Maybe unfair to say, but you can look at his stats per game and almost point out where he realized that he was passed on the depth chart and not getting a call up anytime soon because it just drops off.

My feeling is that he doesn't care anymore. His play shows that. Even when Baertschi was having his little temper tantrums you at least saw something out of him. Trying too hard and making mistakes, getting in people's faces, getting pissed off. Not going to say what Baertschi did necessarily was right or helped him but you at least saw that he had some emotion and was mad and it was bothering him and he wanted it to change. Ferland has nothing. He's not complaining about everything, he's not getting all physical with players and trying to take frustration out by slamming them into the boards, he's not trying to go through goalies to get a goal and making desperation plays to help himself. He's just there, occupying a jersey. I think being cut from camp, getting injured and then immediately returned, not being called up after that, the lawsuit in the offseason, the concussion in his first game giving him a setback in getting an NHL chance, the fact he was going to quit hockey in 2012-13, he probably is just done. He's being passed on the depth chart, I would venture to say he isn't getting another call up this year as other players have shown better and he probably knows it. I wouldn't be shocked if he's checked out.

Another big thing is you don't see him out at charity events with the rest of the team. The AHL Flames are big in the community and he's definitely a missing body. They also seem really close and posting pictures of shenanigans and again, he's noticeably missing. He doesn't look like a part of the team anymore. Even Trevor Gillies whose basically a pressbox occupier is on social media giving the guys the gears or at events or with the guys. I have yet to see anything with Ferland. Even the elusive Max Reinhart has been in a picture or two.