"He's only 33 years old, and concerns around concussions and post-concussion syndrome have been around in the public knowledge for at least 15 years now. For him to act like he didn't know about the impact from concussions and how it impacted players when he was running around taking cheap shots on his fellow players is B.S."
Much of what you say is true Matt, however, if the NHL apparently isn't yet aware of the impact as their actions (or lack-there-of) speak, then I do think the players might not have been as aware as they needed to be as well. Also, please consider that there isn't much recourse even today for a player to stay out of the game and get paid (even with insurance) if they feel they are concussed but that assessment conflicts with the teams physicians. As such, I believe a lot of players either won't disclose a concussion (even if minor), rush to get back to service, or don't consider the effect of multiple incidents. The best way to address that is to eliminate the root causes.
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