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Originally Posted by CroFlames
That's how I feel too. I don't think the NHL was withholding some super secret, groundbreaking information regarding head injury. Playing in the NHL is a dangerous job and certain roles are more dangerous, like the designated goon of old. I'm pretty sure when I was a teenager and preteen, I knew that repeated head injury can turn you into a "jelly head" as we used to call it.
Is Chris Simon really arguing he wasn't aware that his chosen role was dangerous? Some other posters mentioned it earlier, but even if he had the latest cutting edge research sitting in front of him before every game, would he seriously have changed anything? I doubt he would.
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I haven't read the claim, but I would imagine he is saying he didn't that permanent brain damage was as likely as it turns out is it (and that the NHL knew it and did nothing). Especially in a league where fighting is condoned, if not actively encouraged (see the videos of Cherry, D.).