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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think things have got better in that once a player takes a big hit doctors are alerted to check him out and there are some telltale signs they can pick up on right away...
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One would think so. But then again...
https://thehockeynews.com/news/artic...ssion-protocol
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"With 2:55 remaining in the first period of Monday night’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings, Quick went down with what appeared to be an inadvertent forearm shiver from his own defenseman Derek Forbort, who was jostling in front of the Kings net with Maple Leafs winger Zach Hyman. Quick immediately grabbed his head. At that point, the concussion spotter in the press box at the Air Canada Centre called the league’s war room in New York and alerted the league to the possibility of a concussion. Job done.
"There were three more stoppages in play and 1:44 in playing time had elapsed before Quick was summoned off the ice with 1:11 remaining in the period. And this is where things get really murky. Quick went down the tunnel leading to the quiet room, then returned and took his spot back in the Kings’ crease. He was then pulled off the ice again and replaced by backup Darcy Kuemper, who played the next 36 seconds before Quick went back into the net to play the final 35 seconds of the period.
"At no time was Quick ever assessed for a concussion with any real vigor. He was asked a couple of questions by the Kings trainer and was deemed to be fit to return to play. That was it.
"And that is where all of this is breaking down. L.A. coach John Stevens said after the game that the Kings received word that Quick was to come out of the game, then were told that upon further review the league had determined Quick did not need to go through concussion protocol. Referees Steve Kozari and Ghislain Hebert, meanwhile, treated Quick as an injured player and insisted he sit until at least the next stoppage in play."
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