GDT: wascar

[CanesFanBudMan]

I'm not saying he should fight - I'm saying that if he is going to (which he was) he needs to be prepared.

 

[Chrispy]

Cut to the offseason montage where Svech spends 50% of his days with a boxing coach, marking off days until the next Capitals game.

Set to John Cafferty's "Hearts on Fire" to drive the point home.

I have hope that Svech will be OK for October. Lots of time to let him rest up and recover fully from the concussion and get whatever he needs dealt with in terms of dental surgery after that. And don't put him on narcotics until the concussion protocol is complete! I don't think it's a long-term risk, but narcotics can screw with the concussion protocol testing.

BTW, bigredmachine: women's soccer is now the #2 sport in HS concussion incidence rate behind only football. Which Youth Sports Cause the Most Concussions?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

You can learn how to defend your face from direct hits. He would have still been beat - and still should have not dropped the gloves against someone that much bigger than him, but it would have been different

Maybe, maybe not. I think that's an overly simplistic view because on ice fights aren't some choreographed thing where if you "do this, you won't get hit in the face". Jesse Boulerice fought countless times and still got knocked out by Downey. Boxers get trained all the time how to defend a face from a direct hit, yet they still get hit directly in the face.

 

[CanesFanBudMan]

Aho looked somewhat back last night. He made some cuts that I have not seen him make since his knee to knee with NN

 

[Highway29]

Watched the game this morning. Just finished reading this thread.

Amazing game. Amazing crowd. Hated to see what happened to Svech. Don't really care about anything else than that he'll be fine and able to play hockey someday whenever that day comes.

And also what a great thread to read through!

 

[Borsig]

Wish we had real word on Svech. Did he really lose 4 teeth? We don't even have anyone left who can take runs at Ovie.

 

[GoldiFox]

Wish we had real word on Svech. Did he really lose 4 teeth? We don't even have anyone left who can take runs at Ovie.

Maenalanen has been the nastiest Canes player this year. Running Ovi is a fruitless endeavor anyway, he is a hulking monster. Just wear down the likes of Backstrom and Kuznetsov with constant big hits. More likely to be effective.

 

[CanesFanBudMan]

Maenalanen has been the nastiest Canes player this year. Running Ovi is a fruitless endeavor anyway, he is a hulking monster. Just wear down the likes of Backstrom and Kuznetsov with constant big hits. More likely to be effective.

And keep Fleury in - he's by far the meanest D we have

 

[Incubajerks]

i had a blast watching McGinn and McKegg right after we scored the 4-0. They hit everything in sight minus the referees.

 

[Incubajerks]

i had a blast watching McGinn and McKegg right after we scored the 4-0. They hit everything in sight minus the referees.

 

[Incubajerks]

i had a blast watching McGinn and McKegg right after we scored the 4-0. They hit everything in sight minus the referees.

 

[Incubajerks]

I had a problem too posting this, sorry

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Aho looked somewhat back last night. He made some cuts that I have not seen him make since his knee to knee with NN

Yeah he had a rush I forget when but it looked like the Aho of Jan and Feb with how he was re-loading from his own blueline and just achieving "Mackinnon-esque" speed. Hopefully another two days off can help build on that progress.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

From a news article:

Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter: 11 shots and nine scoring chances at even strength as a trio. Four shot-attempts allowed.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

 

[GoldiFox]

Really hoping he avoided a concussion here (a major one anyway). He'd go to the hospital to fix his face regardless.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Really hoping he avoided a concussion here (a major one anyway). He'd go to the hospital to fix his face regardless.

I don't think he avoided a concussion. All the signs were there when he was on the ice. How major of one is hard to say as everybody reacts differently.

 

[The Jerk Store]

He's an absolute tank who is also a great skater. Not many guys that can take a run at him without coming out worse for it.

They haven't invented an Ovechkin-Buster yet.

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

Svech is in the 'Concussion Protocol.'

 

[Lempo]

Alexandr Ovetshkin beat a young Russian boy in an insidious rage - "Hopefully he's fine"

Alexander Ovetshkin knocked down Andrei Svetshnikov. (PHOTO: GRANT HALVERSON / AFP / LEHTIKUVA)
Published: 16.4. 17:49
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NHL Aleksandr Ovetshkin had killed the last time nine years ago.
Many people rubbed their eyes on Finnish time early on Tuesday morning when they were watching the third match between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals.
Capitals captain, Russian star Aleksandr Ovetshkin dropped his gloves for the fourth time in his NHL career and for the first time since 2010.
Unexpectedly, the superstar star of honor was Andrei Svetshnikov, a 19-year-old russian newcomer to Hurricanes, with whom Ovetshkin had had a small torque in earlier games.
The killing was a very one-sided show.
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Ovetshkin, who weighed more than 20 kilos Svetshnikov, began to slander a young man in rage, and the track was ugly.
Ovetshkin quickly knocked out his opponents, and the confused Russian boy who hit the ice with his head was put into the locker room a moment later.
Svetshnikov's courage could give Caroline extra power, as the match ended with a stunning 5–0 victory. At the time of the killing, the situation was only 1–0. With victory, Carolina reduced the match to 1-2.
After the game, NHL's eightfold painter was worried about the strength of his opponent.
- I hope he's okay, Ovetshkin said.
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- I'm not a hardworking fighter. He asked me to go. I replied that we were going. Hope he's okay. I don't want to see the guy hurt himself or herself.
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Svetshnikov did not return to the trough after the fight. However, according to the spirit of the playoffs, his strength was not shaken by any information after the match. Svetshnikov was reportedly suffering from an upper torso injury.
Carolina's head coach Rod Brind'Amour commented on Sportsnet.
- Svetshnikov has played 90 games and has not been killed in his life. I'm pretty sure that Ovie knew this.
- Ovie said our guy challenged him. If so, the situation is different. However, the video shows that Ovie would sweat her a couple of times. Then Svech gave it back. I don't know if there was a change of word, but Ovie was the guy who first dropped his glove, Brind'Amour said.
On Tuesday morning, Brind'Amour reported that Svetshnikov had been taken to the hospital for control after a fight, as is the case with a possible concussion procedure. However, according to him, the attacker seems to be in good shape, but with the return is not in a hurry.
Born in 2000, Svetshnikov was reserved for the NHL as the second player in the draft last summer.
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According to Sportsnet, he had been able to meet his admired Ovetshkin a year ago, when Capitals was finally chasing his Stanley Cup.
- It is an honor to meet him, Svetshnikov said at the time.
Now the twin spacing didn't seem very warm anymore

 

[zman77]

 

[SlavinAway]

These two lines say it all:

"NHL Aleksandr Ovetshkin had killed the last time nine years ago."

"Svetshnikov has played 90 games and has not been killed in his life."

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

"Now the twin spacing didn't seem very warm anymore"

Good, they are Metro combatants and there's no room for warm twin spacing.