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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
I have some issues with these lawsuits against the professional leagues from players. They have a union that is supposed to act on their behalf which made up of players, yet we have seen on many occasions that this doesn't happen. Players are suspended for headshots, but yet the PA appeals it saying it's unfair. Then we also have the fact that after playing a lifetime of hockey, how do you pinpoint exactly when the damage was done?
In a sense I agree that players make a choice to play, and they should take responsibility for that. I also think they need to take responsibility for not pushing for more player safety as the PA isn't exactly helping their own situation there.
Now if the league was withholding medical information from players, then yes that is a huge issue. I don't think players can claim ignorance on the issue though as it's been common knowledge for years now that concussions have long term effects.
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How many years? A lot of these cases are coming up from former players who had their primes in the mid-2000's or earlier. Concussion protocols have only began to play a big part in injuries for the last maybe 5 years.