Player Discussion Elias Pettersson, Pt. VIII: Is actually an eight-brained octopoid monster from Planet Ånge

[Goon42]

He should only play if he is 111% recovered

 

[PuckMunchkin]

How do you ensure someone is 110% recovered? If he says he is 110% should we keep sitting him?

By having a neurologist clear him?

 

[SillyRabbit]

How do you ensure someone is 110% recovered? If he says he is 110% should we keep sitting him?

I wouldn’t put much stock into what he says (unless he’s complaining about something that has gone undetected in the medical tests) because players have a bias towards getting back to playing as soon as possible.

Once he’s medically cleared, I’d spend the next week putting him through a number of practices: no-contact, semi-contact and full contact, and then a few intensive workouts, raising in intensity each day.

Then I’d put him back on his regular training regimen for a week before bringing him back.

Rest and time are the two biggest factors in recovering from a concussion. There’s no substitute for time off.

So in my timetable, once he was medically cleared to play (which just means passing the baseline tests for contact sport) it would take two weeks of linear progression in his training and practices with no setbacks for me to consider him 110%.

This would be the optimal timeline, where we would be able to feel very comfortable that he wasn’t going to suffer the relapse of a second concussion in short succession.

Elias only stands to benefit here, as the biggest weaknesses to his game is any potential health issues and training/size issues. He’s already very good at the game, trading a few games for a few weeks of training not only wouldn’t hurt him, but could benefit him and also serves the purpose of protecting further against a second concussion.

 

[ziploc]

He should only play if he is 111% recovered

You monster. How can you say that, when just one more percent would guarantee his health and safety? #112percentorbust

 

[M2Beezy]

You monster. How can you say that, when just one more percent would guarantee his health and safety? #112percentorbust

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic pal

 

[Jay Cee]

Let's shut him down for the season just in case.

 

[Zombotron]

Let's shut him down for the season just in case.

I think we should send him back to Timrå for his own protection

 

[DonnyNucker]

Let's shut him down for the season just in case.

Agreed! Safety first guys !

 

[Phil McKraken]

Treat him like he's in Final Destination.

 

[Nucker101]

Don’t play him again until the Canucks are about to be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs










In 2020

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I wouldn’t put much stock into what he says (unless he’s complaining about something that has gone undetected in the medical tests) because players have a bias towards getting back to playing as soon as possible.

Once he’s medically cleared, I’d spend the next week putting him through a number of practices: no-contact, semi-contact and full contact, and then a few intensive workouts, raising in intensity each day.

Then I’d put him back on his regular training regimen for a week before bringing him back.

Rest and time are the two biggest factors in recovering from a concussion. There’s no substitute for time off.

So in my timetable, once he was medically cleared to play (which just means passing the baseline tests for contact sport) it would take two weeks of linear progression in his training and practices with no setbacks for me to consider him 110%.

This would be the optimal timeline, where we would be able to feel very comfortable that he wasn’t going to suffer the relapse of a second concussion in short succession.

Elias only stands to benefit here, as the biggest weaknesses to his game is any potential health issues and training/size issues. He’s already very good at the game, trading a few games for a few weeks of training not only wouldn’t hurt him, but could benefit him and also serves the purpose of protecting further against a second concussion.

You know what benefits him even more than training in the gym for few weeks?
Playing games in nhl when cleared to play...

 

[DonnyNucker]

You know what benefits him even more than training in the gym for few weeks?
Playing games in nhl when cleared to play...

Pettersson is a very competitive and intense player. I don’t think he would be pleased if he cleared concussion protocol and was cleared by doctors and then told he would sit a few extra weeks. Just because it might be safer. He would be pissed. He wants to play hockey. The kid is a hockey player and not a fabergè egg.

 

[ziploc]

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic pal

Nothing gets by you!

 

[Jyrki21]

 

[DonnyNucker]

The win obviously. EP is a good kid and not a selfish drama queen like Botchford

 

[lawrence]

 

[M2Beezy]

Looks like the team is taking every pre caution and taking their time with the future franchise player. Good to see, I suppose theres no need to rush him and looks like when he does come back, it probably could have been a few games earlier but no need to rush

 

[Melvin]

Looks like the team is taking every pre caution and taking their time with the future franchise player. Good to see, I suppose theres no need to rush him and looks like when he does come back, it probably could have been a few games earlier but no need to rush

Let's hope so.

19 year old rookie has played 4.5 of our 9 games and still leads in scoring.

 

[RobertKron]

Let's hope so.

19 year old rookie has played 4.5 of our 9 games and still leads in scoring.

Better than last year when Dorsett remained way too near the team lead in goals/points for far too long after he retired.

 

[RobertKron]

Looks like the team is taking every pre caution and taking their time with the future franchise player. Good to see, I suppose theres no need to rush him and looks like when he does come back, it probably could have been a few games earlier but no need to rush

If he’s still in the concussion protocol, then they’re not “taking every precaution,” it means he hasn’t been cleared to play, and they’re following the rules.

 

[Steely Van]

When a player is in concussion protocal, is he seen only by doctors on the teams payroll? Does the NHLPA have their own doctors to examine injured players? Although I might be in the wrong, if I was Petterssson's parents I would probably be overprotective and get a second and maybe even third opinion from other doctors.

 

[DDRhockey]

people act like a nhl player never got a concussion before. EP will be fine. It is when you get 3-4 concussions you should be worried.

 

[Steely Van]

people act like a nhl player never got a concussion before. EP will be fine. It is when you get 3-4 concussions you should be worried.

Its because he's the second coming. Not Jesus, but Bure being the first

 

[hellstick]

When a player is in concussion protocal, is he seen only by doctors on the teams payroll? Does the NHLPA have their own doctors to examine injured players? Although I might be in the wrong, if I was Petterssson's parents I would probably be overprotective and get a second and maybe even third opinion from other doctors.

Lol. Sorry I just imagined myself getting a concussion and having my parents send a second or third doctor to examine me just because. I'M AN ADULT NOW, MOM.

 

[Love]

Translation: “I have no idea but I’m going to give a cryptic answer to try and stir shit up.”