Crosby diagnosed with a concussion

[Jacob]

he said he wondered if he would be able to play again so how do you know?

Of course he would wonder that, anyh player would wonder that after any significant injury. And you can't play with any concussion symptoms, even mild ones. But Crosby's symptoms were always fairly mild, just prolonged. He certainly didn't forget faces or need to stay in a dark room or anything like that, as far as I know.

 

[authentic]

he said he wondered if he would be able to play again so how do you know?

He had symptoms that lasted really long but were apparently not from the concussion but a vertabrae injury that had similar symptoms to a concussion. That's why he was out so long the last time.

 

[Mulletman]

Stop spreading your ignorance friendo.

Crosby tends to do well against Colorado. That's a fact.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

Two concussions in less then five years is a concern.

As an adult, Sid needs to think of his quality of life after hockey. This seems habitual for him and, as a fan of hockey, it should be a concern.

If he stopped playing from this he should be commended for looking out for his future without shame. With his brain prone to internal bruising he's one hit away from having a head filled with scrambled eggs, and surely there will be players who target him. It's not worth the risk. Retire Sid, you have nothing left to prove in the NHL can will be considered the second best winner outside the Blackhawks dynasty during the Blackhawks era.

 

[Jacob]

Two concussions in less then five years is a concern.

As an adult, Sid needs to think of his quality of life after hockey. This seems habitual for him and, as a fan of hockey, it should be a concern.

If he stopped playing from this he should be commended for looking out for his future without shame. With his brain prone to internal bruising he's one hit away from having a head filled with scrambled eggs, and surely there will be players who target him. It's not worth the risk. Retire Sid, you have nothing left to prove in the NHL can will be considered the second best winner outside the Blackhawks dynasty during the Blackhawks era.

Same for Toews?

 

[authentic]

Two concussions in less then five years is a concern.

As an adult, Sid needs to think of his quality of life after hockey. This seems habitual for him and, as a fan of hockey, it should be a concern.

If he stopped playing from this he should be commended for looking out for his future without shame. With his brain prone to internal bruising he's one hit away from having a head filled with scrambled eggs, and surely there will be players who target him. It's not worth the risk. Retire Sid, you have nothing left to prove in the NHL can will be considered the second best winner outside the Blackhawks dynasty during the Blackhawks era.

It's been 5 years and 9 months since his only other concussion. Bergeron has had 4, and he's better now than he's ever been. Anything else?

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

It's been 5 years and 9 months since his only other concussion. Bergeron has had 4, and he's better now than he's ever been. Anything else?

You can't compare different peoples brain injuries

This seems to be an issue for Sidney. When quality of life could be compromised, one needs to look at a bigger picture.

 

[Empoleon8771]

how many athletes missed more than 100 games with a concussion like crosby? it's safe to say he has been affected by head injuries more than most

Crosby hasn't missed more than 100 games with a concussion, that's demonstrably false.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

Same for Toews?

Pretty much. Although Toews has a much better track record for recovery compared to Sidney.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Pretty much. Although Toews has a much better track record for recovery compared to Sidney.

That's just false

Jesus, I swear people just live under rocks here. Crosby didn't miss 100 games due to concussions from January 2011-March 2012. He broke his freaking neck (aka fractured his vertebrae), that's why he missed so many games. It's similar to what happened to Pacioretty in 2011, but Crosby's concussion wasn't as serious as Pacioretty's concussion was.

 

[authentic]

You can't compare different peoples brain injuries

This seems to be an issue for Sidney. When quality of life could be compromised, one needs to look at a bigger picture.

Of course so you know nothing about his. This is his second concussion, first in almost 6 years, and it's apparently not serious at all. What you're saying actually sounds crazy to me as I know people who've had multiple serious concussions and they're fine. He is not retiring.

 

[Fordy]

You can't compare different peoples brain injuries

This seems to be an issue for Sidney. When quality of life could be compromised, one needs to look at a bigger picture.

is this supposed to be funny? because it's not

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Crosby isn't going to retire over a concussion that is apparently not serious. There is no telling how many concussions old-school players received back before helmets were worn and more unadulterated violence on the ice took place, and most of them kept on playing. In fact a good many of them went on to live long productive lives. The only type of concussion that will result in Crosby leaving the NHL will be a Savard-type concussion. The guy is a total gamer and he clearly loves what he does. He won't walk away from that unless he is forced.

And a number of players from both Hockey and Football ended up with CTE and have had had serious problems later in life as well. I'm not suggesting Crosby should retire (as I don't think he should), nor am I suggesting he will have CTE, but the statement that "old school players had concussions and many of them lived a long life" isn't a very good argument. Particularly now that we know a lot more about the long term effects of concussions than we did back then.

 

[Mulletman]

That's just false

Jesus, I swear people just live under rocks here. Crosby didn't miss 100 games due to concussions from January 2011-March 2012. He broke his freaking neck (aka fractured his vertebrae), that's why he missed so many games. It's similar to what happened to Pacioretty in 2011, but Crosby's concussion wasn't as serious as Pacioretty's concussion was.

nhl.com said Crosby missed 101 games because of concussion-related issues. https://www.nhl.com/news/sidney-crosby-back-at-pittsburgh-practice/c-282582300

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

Of course so you know nothing about his. This is his second concussion, first in almost 6 years, and it's apparently not serious at all. What you're saying actually sounds crazy to me as I know people who've had multiple serious concussions and they're fine. He is not retiring.

Any concussion is serious. Concussions just cant be diagnosed on "you know many people and they are fine". Sidney plays in a contact sport and this is the second time he's had his bell rung. Concussions effect people differently and Sidney just happens to have an occupation where he's in constant threat of injuring his brain. He has to look at every option for his betterment of life after hockey.

This is serious.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

nhl.com said Crosby missed 101 games because of concussion-related issues. https://www.nhl.com/news/sidney-crosby-back-at-pittsburgh-practice/c-282582300

And there you have it.

The article also states this is Sidney's third concussion in six years. That's an awful lot of brain trauma in such a short amount of time.

Sidney is also a notoriously slow healer from past injury. This is bad news. The waking up with headaches isn't promising, either. This sounds more severe that first thought.

Edit- and for the record, I wouldn't want anybody playing contact sports with a concussion history.

 

[XanderCrews34]

And there you have it.

The article also states this is Sidney's third concussion in six years. That's an awful lot of brain trauma in such a short amount of time.

Sidney is also a notoriously slow healer from past injury. This is bad news. The waking up with headaches isn't promising, either. This sounds more severe that first thought.

Edit- and for the record, I wouldn't want anybody playing contact sports with a concussion history.

Your feigning concern for Crosby's well-being is coming off more than a bit disingenuous especially considering how little you seem to actually know about his history.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

Your feigning concern for Crosby's well-being is coming off more than a bit disingenuous especially considering how little you seem to actually know about his history.

Three concussions in six years.

What don't I know?

 

[K Fleur]

Three concussions in six years.

What don't I know?

A lot.

 

[Empoleon8771]

nhl.com said Crosby missed 101 games because of concussion-related issues. https://www.nhl.com/news/sidney-crosby-back-at-pittsburgh-practice/c-282582300

http://thehockeywriters.com/sidney-crosby-dealing-with-two-fractured-vertebrae/

The Sidney Crosby health situation took another big twist yesterday evening as both Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed that the superstar’s latest setback resulted from wrong diagnosis from the Penguins medical staff. Frustrations from Crosby’s camp, including his agent Pat Brisson, with the Pens medical team has been on-going for weeks now.

Bob McCown of Sportsnet 590 The Fan first reported yesterday that, as a result, Crosby decided to consult with an independent doctor in Utah where an MRI and a CAT Scan indicated that there was an abnormality with his C1 and C2 vertebrae. While the young superstar has searched for answers regarding his motion and balance issues without finding the cause. the fractured vertebrae are believed to have went completely unnoticed by team doctors for several weeks. The C1 and C2 vertebrae are regarded by doctors as the most important ones in the cervical spine.

According to McCown, Crosby went to the Utah doctor on the recommendation of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who is Crosby’s friend. After his stop in Utah, Crosby went to Atlanta to work with chiropractor Ted Carrick, then he headed to Los Angeles to meet neurological spine specialist Dr. Robert Bray, who also diagnosed the neck injury.

The more you know. Crosby fractured 2 vertebrae on either the Steckel hit (which is my guess) or the Hedman hit, those went undiagnosed and healed irregularly. Those gave him concussion-like symptoms. That's just bad writing on the part of the NHL.com writers. He might have suffered 2 concussions on those 2 games, no one knows. However, it's factually incorrect that he missed 100 games due to concussions, unless "broken vertebrae" are somehow concussions now.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

A lot.

Explain

 

[Empoleon8771]

Explain

You seem to be glossing over the fact that Crosby broke his C1 and C2 vertebrae which caused him to miss as much time as he did. You're also claiming he heals from injury slowly without providing a shred of evidence for that.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

http://thehockeywriters.com/sidney-crosby-dealing-with-two-fractured-vertebrae/



The more you know. Crosby fractured 2 vertebrae on either the Steckel hit (which is my guess) or the Hedman hit, those went undiagnosed and healed irregularly. Those gave him concussion-like symptoms. That's just bad writing on the part of the NHL.com writers. He might have suffered 2 concussions on those 2 games, no one knows. However, it's factually incorrect that he missed 100 games due to concussions, unless "broken vertebrae" are somehow concussions now.

So, until NHL.com retracts their statement concerning Sidney's concussion history, it's hard not to take them at their word over what could be considered a fan blog like hockey writers.

 

[K Fleur]

Explain

Well for one I'm going to go out on a massive limb here and assume that you are not Crosby's doctor. Secondly, and I realize I'm going out on another massive limb here, I don't believe you are a head trauma doctor, or expert on the matter in any sense. Finally the actual facts regarding Crosby's head/neck injuries have been presented by Empoleon8771 numerous times in this thread. You have chosen to either read them and ignore them, or just not bother reading them whatsoever.

 

[Empoleon8771]

So, until NHL.com retracts their statement concerning Sidney's concussion history, it's hard not to take them at their word over what could be considered a fan blog like hockey writers.

I just facepalmed so hard. Jesus christ, I don't even know how to respond to this. This is just willingly being ignorant and dismissing legitimate citations because you feel like it

Do any of these sources work or are you going to arbitrarily dismiss them too:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/sidney-crosby-suffered-neck-injury-1.1143537
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...-penguins-sidney-crosby-raises-many-questions
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/crosby-update-vertebrae-injury-concussion/