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Originally Posted by N-E-B
...They know the risks involved...
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Originally Posted by FireItUp
I don't get it...I'm pretty sure every fight he was in was his choice.  |
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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
...players make a choice to play, and they should take responsibility for that...
...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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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Every time a professional hockey player steps on the ice, they know the risks...
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I am very interested to know what it is so many people believe that players know about the risks. As already mentioned a few times in this thread, the things that we
NOW KNOW about in incredible dangers of CTE are things that the general public most certainly
DID NOT KNOW even five or six years ago
There is an enormous difference between knowing that concussions are bad, and knowing that repeated head trauma and multiple concussions will potentially kill you, or will dramatically increase the risks to your own ability to live anything approaching a normal life.