More related to a few pages ago, but the term 'woozy' has been thrown around a lot (by me a few times too), but there has never been any reason beyond total speculation to use it.
Wideman has said that his neck and shoulder were sore. Anytime you hurt/injure yourself you can be 'unsettled' (for lack of a better term) for 10-60 seconds. Wincing/blinking and not thinking totally straight. Obviously necks are relevant to concussions, but he could have been just as 'out of it' if he'd blocked shot with his foot, broken his cup like hendricks, been slashed across the forearm or taken a high stick. I think it is very possible to claim 'disorientation' (for lack of a better term) from the hit without the Flames being negligent with respect to a concussion. Otherwise players would be going to the back every single time they get up from a hit slowly, which we know doesn't happen.
For the record I think it should be 1-3 games, but I think Weber, Lucic and Joseph deserved the same.
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