I doubt "unfit to play" means he tested positive, sounds more like he was literally unfit.
Maybe read the NHL mandate before coming to conclusions. Read below.
It's what the league has mandated teams say for injuries, Covid positive tests, etc.
It could literally mean he's "unfit to play", but it's more likely that a gym rat like him is either injured or sick. No matter what though it's most likely an unfortunate situation not seeing him on the ice today.
I was going on the assumption that a team wouldn't say to a reporter (or make public) that a player was unfit if it was something else as "unfit" implies he was out of shape or, simply not fit. Kind of throwing the player under the bus -- a public shaming that would be justified if he showed up at camp looking like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
If it was an actual injury why not just say he suffered a LBI, etc? If he has a non-Covid-related illness, just say he has a non-Covid-related illness. If it is Covid ... LBI?
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Because that is how the league mandated it to be reported.
Really no need to try to make it into something else that it is not.
The people thinking Liljegren is actually unfit or out of shape are ridiculous lol.
He's one of our most jacked prospects and was constantly in the gym with Clune and Gaudet when he could be.
He's either injured or has tested positive for Covid.
I know some fans here love to rip on him any chance they get but come on.
I hope he's alright and if it is Covid-19 he makes a quick and full recovery. I'm no doctor but I wonder if having Mono in the past makes it worse to have Covid similar to having diabetes or respiratory issues makes it more serious.
Gotta admit when I heard "unfit to play" I immediately thought like did he show up to practice drunk or high? Doesn't seem like the type
This is from Siegal's article today.
Liljegren’s absence
In line with the NHL’s current policy on keeping players’ medical information private, all Keefe would say about the 21-year-old defenceman is that he was “unfit” to play. Liljegren was at the facility Monday. Just after noon, wearing a mask over his face, a backward ball cap and backpack on his shoulders, Liljegren had a brief chat with Paul Ayotte, the Leafs head athletic therapist, also in a mask. Then he was gone. We shall see if he’s on the ice later this week.
The person pretending it is anything but Covid 19 or injury, needs to read this.
Also considering he was still around the rink, tells me he is dealing with an injury and isn't sick. I doubt he would be there if he got it.
