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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is exactly what the problem boils down to: The NHL has simply done a deplorable job in addressing the severity of concussions and the real danger of CTE. The current NHL Concussion Protocol is laughably ineffective, as it continues to rely on the judgment of individual teams, coaches, and the players themselves to assess their own health. I think this is from where extreme measures like those proposed by Lindros and Dryden stem—if the League is not going to mandate and enforce a rigorous and sensible procedure for handling minor head injuries, then it should come as no surprise that the elimination of body checking has now become a viable talking point.
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One of the direct impacts of the Wideman fiasco was the addition of a neutral third party spotter with the power to force players out of the game and into the protocol:
https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-updates...ol/c-282571624
Though, yes, the NHL
and NHLPA could do more to strengthen the program.