Truth is, we're seeing just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this kind of thing. There's at least one situation right now (not Crosby) where a club is very frustrated with a player's recovery from a concussion, because they think he's ready to try and he won't. The team in question believes the issue now is more psychological than real.
That's from Elliotte Friedman's "Thirty Thoughts" and shows just how difficult it is to deal with concussions. I'd imagine that this is especially true for players on the margins where there's an awful lot of money at stake. Alex Plante, for example, was injured while with the Oilers and earned over $130,000 for the twenty-three days he spent on the roster, most of them on injured reserve. Once he was cleared, it's back to the minors where he earns less than that over a full season. In situations like that, there's bound to be at least a little bit of skepticism on both sides.
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Plante is a tricky dicky, i assume they can’t send him down until he’s cleared to play?
Considering he’ll probably never sign another nhl contract it was probably a good idea/cash grab on his part
by One_Roy_Save_On_The_Calendar on Jan 20, 2012 1:13 PM MST reply actions
1st round picks, especially big ones, often get multiple chances.
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Sorry I don’t believe it, can you back that up with any real examples of players being signed solely on draft position?
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Well, I don’t have any reason to actually doubt Plante in this situation. The guy was injured, and so he stayed up. That said, with something like a concussion it must be hard for the player not to think he’s getting rushed back at least a little, and for the team not to think the player is being just a bit overly cautious.
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by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2012 2:03 PM MST up reply actions
Is This related to Plante at all? If it is, shame on Oilers for misjudging player injuries time and again.
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No, Scott is just using it as an example.
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No, just an example of a situation that might be difficult to deal with in terms of trust for both team and player. Sorry for the lack of clarity.
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by Scott Reynolds on Jan 20, 2012 2:04 PM MST up reply actions
I’d think that baseline testing would solve this type of problem. Every player is tested in training camp and in the event of an injury the player is deemed healthy when tests return to the baseline.
Seems simple to me. I’m sure it’s far less simple to actually implement.
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by ryanbatty on Jan 20, 2012 2:43 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Thanks for the heads-up. It’s been fixed.
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