because reimer said he got his bell rung.
the PLAYER stated he got hit in the head.
and are you a doctor? how do you know any different..
I do understand this isn't bernier.. so everything's suspect when it comes to Reimer, but the NHL has a long history of having players play even if they shouldn't as long as they say .. "I'm okay to play coach.."
This is anecdotal, so obviously take it with a grain of salt, but...
I played Lacrosse in high school, and I was a goalie. I was tall, so it was just the logical choice for a position few kids wanted to play.
One game, I picked up the ball behind my net, but didn't see the SIX FOOT FIVE, 220+ POUND KID running at my ass. I'm out of my crease, meaning I'm fair game.
I got absolutely clobbered. Hit in the head, hit the ground, hit my head again. Dazed for a moment, I got to my feet, slipped, then awkwardly ran back to my net. All in all, out of the play for probably 10 seconds.
If you had seen me get hit, you would think I'd have been concussed. I got absolutely clobbered, knocked into the air, full-on Slapshot level stuff. But I was completely fine. Sometimes, you can get clobbered really hard, and not suffer any ill effects.
Again, anecdotal, not saying this is what happened to Reimer, but... I'm more inclined to believe that one of our two starting goalies was at least "probably okay" rather than "clearly not okay" based on how he was hit, what happened afterwards, and how he was handled.
If our doctors clearly put him back out with a concussion, they should have been or should be immediately removed from staff. And that's why it's very hard for me to believe he was badly hurt.