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Originally Posted by HUSKER4FLAMES
So he is aware enough to signal a change but can't see the linesman? Can't be both ways. I have seen plenty of hurt guys not signal a change and seen plenty of guys use their stick to express frustration. So he's either injured and woozy and didn't see him or he was aware and knew what he was doing.
Either way my point stands.
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It's not an "either/or" situation. You can be aware of one thing and totally focused on it, while still being unaware of other things. If you are woozy and your mind is on a rail, it's not hard to miss what else is going on around you.
I remember reading an article about Eric Lindros playing full shifts, scoring goals, and not remembering it after the game. Heck, there was one time he said that he looked around the showers and noticed that they weren't the ones they had in Philly, so he thought he was traded. It turns out that he was just playing on the road. He didn't know what the heck was going on, but he still performed as a high caliber athlete.
You have no idea what was going through Wideman's head at that moment.