filip85
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Avs fan here. I hope J Bo recovers and continues with normal (post-hockey) life.
They resumed the game on another day is what he means...iircDid they? I couldn't remember what happened with the game after that.
They said it was cardiac last night...Pretty much agree with this whole assessment. The episode was almost certainly cardiac given the use of CPR, which rules out any more benign cause of syncope (i.e. vasovagal, hypotension, etc). Also, there was no evidence of seizure like activity, and there's no indication he had any sort of stroke given the reports that he had full range of motion and was otherwise alert, oriented, and neurologically intact.
The fact that this has never happened before and is only happening now at the age of 36 is concerning. However, given that he's an elite athlete I think it's pretty unlikely that he had any sort of infarction or ischemic attack.
When something like this happens to younger, elite athletes, my thoughts almost immediately go to certain genetic conditions, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes) and Long QT syndrome. These are obviously both very serious, but usually happen without any warning. A-fib is certainly possible in an elite athlete and may explain the use of a defibrillator, which would have been used to cardiovert rather than defibrillate strictly speaking.
My thoughts and prayers are with Jay.
Wasnt there suppose to be an update this morning?
Thanks for the update.They released a statement 4 hours ago that DA would address the media "this afternoon" from LV and they will stream it live. But nothing since, not even a comment as to when DA would speak. Its odd they would tell everyone they will stream it live and here we are 4 hours later and they still have not told anyone when it will happen. They may have meant afternoon LV time which is only 12:47 right now.
The team was supposed to fly to LV last night after the game but that did not happen. I would think they have arrived in LV by now but not sure. I dont believe DA was with the team in Anaheim, so regardless of where the team is that doesnt mean DA is with them.
EDIT: Right after i post that Blues announce the presser will be at 3:30 central time, so about 40 mins from now
I'd love to see him come back and play another game, then he'd get to hang up his skates on his own terms rather than this being the end of his career.Honestly at this point I would be shocked if he plays another game. I know personal health is more important but I feel so bad for him and his family. What a ****ty way to leave the game if that’s how it works out.
Yeah, I can't imagine what his wife was going through while all that was going on.Honestly at this point I would be shocked if he plays another game. I know personal health is more important but I feel so bad for him and his family. What a ****ty way to leave the game if that’s how it works out.
Honestly at this point I would be shocked if he plays another game. I know personal health is more important but I feel so bad for him and his family. What a ****ty way to leave the game if that’s how it works out.
Echo's of how #2's career ended.Honestly at this point I would be shocked if he plays another game. I know personal health is more important but I feel so bad for him and his family. What a ****ty way to leave the game if that’s how it works out.
Playing one more game just to "avoid" having to retire for health reasons wouldn't help any. You can't fool yourself. If he HAS played his last NHL game, at least he he got his Stanley Cup winning season in. Many others were not so lucky. The typical "Bluesy" ending to Jay's scenario would have been for him to have played 8 years for The Blues, and then retired. And then, The Blues win The Cup the very next season. I think he'll be happy medical people were there to help him, and that he'll be around to enjoy a normal lifespan, and that he had a good career and not only finally got some playoff seasons in, but also got to play a significant role on a Stanley Cup winning team. Lots of NHL 15 and even 20 year veterans miss out on the latter.I'd love to see him come back and play another game, then he'd get to hang up his skates on his own terms rather than this being the end of his career.
probably the prudent thing to do, if he has an undiagnosed heart condition then playing hockey will be risky. If he requires a bypass or stent that will take a lot of recovery time and no guarantee of being able to handle an NHL workload. No shame in hanging them up at this stage of his career, hoping for a full recovery either wayIt has to be. He’s a dad now and he’s at that retirement age. He is in fantastic shape and is playing at a high level but it is indeed time because there’s no way he can risk something like this again.
Love ya, Jay. So happy you got to raise the Cup last June.
Bill Clinton and Dave Letterman were both thin and healthy but would have died without heart surgery. You just never know what somebody's arteries are like from the outside they could be a ticking time bomb. It's genetics more than anything plus often trans fats in the diet (margarine, processed baked goods, etc)Such a freak accident to a guy by all accounts is in the best shape on the team.
I know many of you are somewhat against the make up game, myself initially included but now, now I'm looking forward to it and hope Jay is well enough to play and if not I still hope he can be there to drop the puck. I think many ducks fans including myself would love to give him a standing ovation.