As a member of the medical community, I think it's time to just shut up about it.
I was real pissed when somebody posted about how his wife did Ramo's MRI, and alluded to the result (think it was quoted from a non-CP board). Blatant violation of his rights by that wife, and the poster clearly knew better. Dude is an upcoming UFA, and all injury details, good or bad, are his and the team's right to retain.
I know that those who obtain this information outside a medical capacity haven't signed any confidentiality papers, but laws still exist for prohibiting people to disclose medical details with "reasonable insight" that it's breaking their right to medical confidentiality. Of course nobody here is going to be sued, but this is technically a legal issue. I appreciate that the poster didn't fully disclose Bouma's injury, but you've clearly got the insight that what you said would garner attention. And with no possible positive outcome except allowing us to spend more time bickering.
I know that NHL players play in a public arena and are injured in front of thousands, but they still have every right to medical confidentiality as the rest of us (minus what they sign on contracts allowing team doctors to be in-the-know). Please, simply accept the team statement regarding the injury, and leave it at that.
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