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Originally Posted by Weitz
I was pretty shocked and appalled that Crosby was left in the game after that head first fall into the boards.
Terrible look for the Penguins and NHL.
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NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly explained to USA Today’s Kevin Allen why Crosby was allowed to remain in the game:
“Depending on the mechanism of injury, ‘slow to get up’ does not trigger mandatory removal. The protocol has to be interpreted literally to mandate a removal. ‘Ice’ as compared to ‘boards’ is in there for a reason. It’s the result of a study on our actual experiences over a number of years. ‘Ice’ has been found to be a predictor of concussions — ‘boards’ has not been.”
And yet Kris Russell was pulled from the game by concussion spotters when he was drilled into the boards by Nick Ritchie of Anaheim - Somebody has some explain' to do.