Looks like he never had one
With the way he was helped off the ice and had the case of the "spaghetti legs"... there's just no way he didn't suffer a concusion.
The last thing I'd trust if I was a pro athlete is our medical staff
With the way he was helped off the ice and had the case of the "spaghetti legs"... there's just no way he didn't suffer a concusion.
The last thing I'd trust if I was a pro athlete is our medical staff
there's no way he did not suffer a concussion. maybe it was very minor, but it's really not physically possible with the amount of force he hit the boards he didn't suffer one at all. there's no real accepted medical definition of a concussion anyway, so doctors saying he didn't suffer one is meaningless. minor head injury = concussion and they have a cumulative effect regardless of if he's showing textbook signs of one right now.
I'm not a doctor so I won't speculate. But I can provide the NHL Policy so everyone can know what he passed (so maybe we feel more comfortable with the team saying he had no concussion):
Here are the official NHL test forms: http://sportsdocuments.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/concussionprotocol1.jpg?w=791&h=1023
http://sportsdocuments.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/concussionprotocol2.jpg?w=791&h=1023
The players are taken off the ice, into a quiet area, and are taken through the SCAT2 Exam using imPACT. The baseline, from what I've read, is pretty systematic. Granted, the test alone isn't sufficient and requires a doctor's opinion - the team doctor.
I just don't understand why the team doctor would lie or skew the results towards his favor. The Devils wouldn't rush him on the ice regardless.
I don't think anyone is lying, but this clearly effected his brain just by seeing how clueless and out of it he was after the impact. Regardless of any tests that were done, he suffered a head injury. Head injury that effects cognition/balance ≈ concussion and that can impact his future. I'm not worried, but I'm also not completely at ease because a team doctor said he was okay.
From what I understand, the only "required" symptom needed to diagnose a concussion is memory loss. Everything else is at the physician's discretion.