11-27-2020, 01:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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That's a picture from right after the injury happened. His eye seemed okay in the zoom call with no blockage on that eye https://sports.yahoo.com/johnny-boyc...191503648.html
Honestly it's still his right to retire, and I'm happy he's able to get the rest of his money on LTIR but it is a bit fishy that they are calling this a "career ending" injury.
1) At the time of the injury they were adamant of no long term injury to his eye and he was back practicing within 2 weeks of the cut. https://eyesonisles.com/2020/03/09/i...ghting-injury/
2) He returned to be part of the NHL bubble, played in games, and prior to returning had said he was at 100%
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...jury-set-skate
So either they were negligent in letting him return to skate so close to the injury, and then play in the bubble once it was fully healed, or this is not truly the reason for his career to be over.
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11-27-2020, 02:11 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
So either they were negligent in letting him return to skate so close to the injury, and then play in the bubble once it was fully healed, or this is not truly the reason for his career to be over.
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It certainly couldn't be because complications have developed since the initial injury. Because, you know, that never happens. It would be an absolute first in the annals of medicine.
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11-27-2020, 03:07 PM
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#24
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
That's a picture from right after the injury happened. His eye seemed okay in the zoom call with no blockage on that eye https://sports.yahoo.com/johnny-boyc...191503648.html
Honestly it's still his right to retire, and I'm happy he's able to get the rest of his money on LTIR but it is a bit fishy that they are calling this a "career ending" injury.
1) At the time of the injury they were adamant of no long term injury to his eye and he was back practicing within 2 weeks of the cut. https://eyesonisles.com/2020/03/09/i...ghting-injury/
2) He returned to be part of the NHL bubble, played in games, and prior to returning had said he was at 100%
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...jury-set-skate
So either they were negligent in letting him return to skate so close to the injury, and then play in the bubble once it was fully healed, or this is not truly the reason for his career to be over.
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The first line he says in the clip you shared was “there is optic nerve damage”
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12-05-2020, 09:37 PM
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#25
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: CGY
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Given all the critical incidents that we've seen the last number of years like this one (while the game gets faster and faster), I wonder if a 'Bill Masterton' level incident would even be enough to trigger change in the NHL safety culture.
I would be curious if the average NHL consumer would even be able to notice a difference in performance/quality with more strict PPE mandates.
https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-fla...ipment-needed/
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12-05-2020, 11:40 PM
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#26
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Scoring Winger
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Wish him well...
When he was playing for the Hitmen I saw him lay the biggest hit I’ve ever seen live. Right at centre ice. Was absolutely devastating.
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12-06-2020, 08:40 PM
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#27
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by DatSOOKin
Given all the critical incidents that we've seen the last number of years like this one (while the game gets faster and faster), I wonder if a 'Bill Masterton' level incident would even be enough to trigger change in the NHL safety culture.
I would be curious if the average NHL consumer would even be able to notice a difference in performance/quality with more strict PPE mandates.
https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-fla...ipment-needed/
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I'll keep annoyingly beating this drum. Professional male hockey players should be wearing face shields to protect themselves from facial injuries that can be devesting just like this. If you can do it as a youth, and as a female hockey player, you can do it as a pro.
Getting high stick night in, night out, losing teeth on the regular, and getting a puck or skate to the face that could end your career (or worse), sure doesn't seem like it just to be macho.
But as said in your post. Likely isn't going to happen until it's too late, and a 'Bill Masterson' happens.
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12-07-2020, 01:45 AM
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#28
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Joborule
I'll keep annoyingly beating this drum. Professional male hockey players should be wearing face shields to protect themselves from facial injuries that can be devesting just like this. If you can do it as a youth, and as a female hockey player, you can do it as a pro.
Getting high stick night in, night out, losing teeth on the regular, and getting a puck or skate to the face that could end your career (or worse), sure doesn't seem like it just to be macho.
But as said in your post. Likely isn't going to happen until it's too late, and a 'Bill Masterson' happens.
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Its actually illegal to wear full face shields!
They can only be worn in the case of injury.
How backwards is that.
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