Injury Report: Paul Ranger

[LeafOfBread]

That looked awful, wow. He was playing so well lately too Wonder what's going to happen with the D now, give more minutes to Franson (shudder), call up Holzer? Percy? Granberg? MacWilliam? Sigh.

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[mcleex]

Dirty suspend the guy 5 games minimum

 

[Purity*]

I'm more than willing to give Granberg or Percy a shot, this 7D thing works much better than 12 Forwards.

 

[Anthrax442]

I hope he is okay.

 

[K19*]

I feel sick. Had to change the channel. Did he ever move his arms? Ugh.

 

[Super Mega]

neck injury, so brutal, he finally found his game...

 

[i1]

Scares me that he didn't wave to the crowd.

 

[ConnorTO]

seven

 

[Atomos2]

That sux. Unfortunate series of events. First and more importantly I really hope he's ok and he makes a full recovery. 2nd I would like Granberg to get the call, but it might end up being Holzer.

 

[PuckMagi]

looked like he was in bad shape.

hope he's alright.

 

[RythmicOne]

...I think that fractured his neck...

 

[thewave]

...I think that fractured his neck...

That's what it looked like to me.

He was taken off the ice with good vitals, taken in the back and imaged in the ACC then sent I imagine to the University Hospital Network with the images and video.

 

[p.l.f.]

Looks bad

 

[SourGrapes]

Much as it got me even more worked up with nerves, the length of time the paramedics/trainers took was great to see. They really are terrific, ensuring his spine was stable and making a smooth transition onto the stretcher. Lord knows even ten years ago we wouldn't have seen that.

Hope he's alright, didn't look good. Would be awful to see a guy that worked so hard to get back into the game gone so soon.

 

[Stringer Bell]

T.J. Brennan now?

 

[Schennanigans]

I missed the first period, I'm sad to hear this about Ranger. God damn.

 

[MrLegend28*]

my phone just alerted hes "stable, conscious and alert after leaving game; taken to hospital for precautionary reasons"

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

Scares me that he didn't wave to the crowd.

That was my first thought as well. I hope he's okay, otherwise I wish him a speedy recovery.

 

[rdawg1234]

Emergency call up for someone?

 

[Primary Assist]

I couldn't watch the game, but the fellas on TSN Radio said he gave the crowd a thumbs up as he was leaving the building. I really hope the guy's ok and doesn't suffer any long term affects. He really elevated his level of play recently.

 

[Paris in Flames]

my phone just alerted hes "stable, conscious and alert after leaving game; taken to hospital for precautionary reasons"

We're calling that precautionary now?

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

He finally started picking his game too. Hope he's ok.

 

[thunderhawk905*]

...I think that fractured his neck...

He was smacking his right leg on the ice several times, so a broken neck seems very unlikely.

He got his bell rung good/neck stiffness to all hell

 

[Ari91]

Hope it's just stiffness because that's the best case scenario I can think of after that impact. Glad to hear he's alert and conscious. Poor thing Hope he has a speedy recovery.

 

[LeafOfBread]

Hope it's just stiffness because that's the best case scenario I can think of after that impact. Glad to hear he's alert and conscious. Poor thing Hope he has a speedy recovery.

The way it looked, I have a bad feeling he's done for the season. Did not look good at all, especially with how long it took for him to show signs of consciousness.

Hopefully this isn't the end of his career (only reason I say that is because he said it was either the Leafs or nothing for him). I'd like to bring him back as the 7th guy, that potential is still there and he's been getting better constantly.