James van Riemsdyk out indefinitely with concussion
by Travis Hughes on Jan 14, 2012 12:21 PM EST
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There were trade rumors surrounding James van Riemsdyk. Probably not so much anymore. The 22-year old has joined the ever-growing list of NHL players with a concussion. Via the Flyers and Paul Holmgren:
"James was hit in the head in each of our last two games. He reported yesterday, not feeling like himself. He will be out indefinitely with a concussion."
Hit in the head in two straight games. Talk about some awful luck. van Riemsdyk played just 10:31 in Thursday's game against the Islanders. This sucks.
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Damaged goods.
Trade him.
/s
But seriously, this blows. Get better James!
Following Dan Carcillo where ever he may go
Read, Rinaldo and Sestito Flyercrushes until his return
I think he's faking it so he won't get traded.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Sad thing is that there are people who actually believe this to be true.
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Hopefully they’re chatting on FB or Philly.com
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by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Most likely on Wip and csnphilly. The people on this website makes me visit other sites less and less.
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by Rrainone on Jan 14, 2012 5:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Dammit.
Get well soon Young James!
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by Legion of Bullies on Jan 14, 2012 12:28 PM EST reply actions
Someone needs to make a vaccine for this damn virus.
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Put him under the knife now, unless the hip surgery will take him out the whole year. I didn’t think that’s the case tho.
by BobbyDucati on Jan 14, 2012 12:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I will never understand “You have a concussion. Let’s knock you out for surgery”.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 14, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
You are double dipping your injury time. That’s pretty straight forward….
by BobbyDucati on Jan 14, 2012 1:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think he meant knocking someone unconscious when they have a head injury.
Keeping alive the old Vaudeville joke, "I'd rather be dead than play Philadelphia."
He doesnt have to be knocked out.
by BobbyDucati on Jan 14, 2012 1:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That’s what I meant.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 14, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Is there a risk in a concussed person undergoing anesthesia?
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depends on several factors (severity of concussion, amount of anesthetic needed) but it’s really not a big jump
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by Down Goes Spezza on Jan 14, 2012 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
Because they’re completely unrelated processes.
One’s a brain injury, the other is a drug induced state.
Imagine your body is a car. Now imagine you need an oil change (hip) and had an accident damage your windshield (concussion)
the act of doing the oil change is independent of fixing the windshield
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by Down Goes Spezza on Jan 14, 2012 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
This was my thinking, but Iam neither a neurologist or surgeon so I didn’t want to say anything
by BobbyDucati on Jan 14, 2012 1:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’m a neuro-psych student…my word isn’t gospel, yet
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by Down Goes Spezza on Jan 14, 2012 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
It's way more gospel than the rest of ours
Still, you could have just said the two were unrelated without that ridiculous analogy
It’s like if your hair is getting messy and your fingernails are too long. You can cut the nails while the barber trims your hair.
It’s NOT like if you need to sweep the kitchen floor and buy a new dishwasher. You can try to order the dishwasher online with your laptop while you sweep, but you might drop the laptop so it’s not a good idea. And definitely don’t sweep while the workers are installing the dishwasher; that just pisses them off.
It’s sort of like if your shoe is untied and you see a quarter on the ground. You can bend over and pick up the quarter and tie your shoe all at the same time. But if the quarter is in a pile of filth on the side of the road, I’d probably just leave it.
It’s NOT like if there’s a hockey game on and your wife wants to talk about the plans for landscaping. If you try to do both at the same time, you’ll regret it.
It’s like if there’s a fire alarm and your garden needs watering. Since you have to go outside anyway, that’s a great time to get the chores done. Plus, if the fire turns out to be really bad, when the firemen show up maybe they’ll water the garden for you with their big hose.
Hopefully that clears it up for you. Let me know if you’re still confused.
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by Eric T. on Jan 14, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I’m going to the quiet room now.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
no. just no lol. the brain controls everything going on in your body. I don’t know if it would be unsafe or not, but they are certainly not independent.
This team will be the death of me.
Yeah, this is my line of thinking. You knock someone out for surgery, you’re doing something to their nervous system – so as to feel no pain – which is operated by the brain.
I don’t know if this is fact, but it’s my uneducated common sense thinking.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 14, 2012 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
I have the same concerns as your, but I’m going to add a different angle…. How do you do your physical therapy after hip surgery if you have balance or dizziness issues from a concussion? Or if your concussion symptoms are bad enough that you’re supposed to stay in bed?
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by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 14, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Anaesthetic is chemical and operate by affecting chemical receptors, concussions are physical. Anaesthetic can also be localized. So I don’t think you’re right Geoff.
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by PursuitOfLappyness on Jan 14, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Brian Burke traded for a concussed Matt Lombardi
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Correction: Brian Burke traded away Brett Lebda.
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by Bower Power on Jan 15, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
Perfect
I thought it was from when he score his 2 goals and they were smackin him in the dome.
Seriously, this sucks. I read all the trade talk, being all excited he was from across the brdge in Jersey and all, I think he is way to inconsistent for anyones liking. Granted, he has talent. I watch almost every Flyers game, and I see the same moves same shot same everything. Like they say, even a blind squirrel gets lucky and finds a nut. I wish I had half his skill, but he lacks the heart and/or a nasty streak. I think this project isn’t going to end well, but as a Flyers fan, I hope for the best.
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by flyerfreek on Jan 14, 2012 12:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He lacks heart.
This is my favorite argument
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by PraiseMartyMoose on Jan 14, 2012 1:22 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Hey
he watches “almost every Flyers game”. He knows what he’s talking about!
by The Mad Hopper on Jan 14, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
i thought it was his brain, not his heart. confused.
At least nobody says he lacks courage.
“IF I WERE THE WING OF THE FORRRREST!!!!!!!!!!! "
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
Might I add the silver lining to this dark cloud of news – at least they know he’s got a concussion now and will do the right thing and rest him. Several Flyers have come back from concussions after proper rest. At least he’s not trying to play through it, like Colby Armstrong. Plus, this forces him to rest, which will only help his ongoing hip injury.
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I am bummed for JVR, whatever my issues with him are. It seems like a serious epidemic with all teams.
How do they fix it?
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The most obvious method would be to remove their brains.
Bob.
by The Dark on Jan 16, 2012 12:52 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I wonder how much he was hurt before this injury.
The only good news out of this is that it seems the Flyers are being more forthcoming on these types of injuries (maybe due to pressure from the league).
Get well, Young James.
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In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
(a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract (b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009 (e) Papelbon's bloat deal
Wow! Could Lavi actually be (gasp!) learning from prior mistakes?
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Some people will vehemently disagree with the decision to start Bryz tonight. I actually like it. A lot.
It shows as you said that Lavi may be learning his lesson that riding the hot hand too much only leads to wear down and injury. Also, the physiological risk of starting Bob is greater than the psychological reward of starting Bob.
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does this mean that Lavi won't call up an AHLer with one game played this season to start an elimination playoff game this year? Fantastic.
This team will be the death of me.
One can dream.
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does this mean that Lavi won't call up an AHLer with one game played this season to start an
elimination playoff game this year? Fantastic.
This team will be the death of me.
You need to put two spaces in between like this.
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And to think I was just resigning to a JVR-Luke Schenn straight up swap not being the worst idea in the world.
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Although, knowing how much Brian Burke covets JVR, if he is back before the deadline, I would not be surprised if this still gets done.
But at the same time, doesn’t Burke have a history of making trades well before the deadline?
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If Brian Burke is dead-set on acquiring JVR, he won’t mind making the deal 5 minutes from the deadline. He also might not have any problem with acquiring JVR while he’s out with a concussion. Burke is the gutsiest GM in the league and loves to take risks.
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I don’t want JvR traded to Toronto. I want the Flyers corporate espionage department to find out how they got Lupul to turn around like he has, and apply the same psychology/physiology/line change/motivation/hypnosis to JvR.
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In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
(a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract (b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009 (e) Papelbon's bloat deal
They need to put JVR (when he’s healthy) on the same line as our own version of Phil Kessel; i.e., Claude Giroux.
Lupul seems like he has finally put it all together this year. At least that’s what my eyes tell me. Shit, I saw him playing back as a “defenseman” during a 2-on-1 break in OT about a month ago. He forced the shooter to take the shot, exactly as he was supposed to do. I was stunned.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I gave him his concussion
Neary’d
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by PraiseMartyMoose on Jan 14, 2012 1:41 PM EST via Android app reply actions
nah those days were spent under the bleachers with the cheer leading squad
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I really hate finding out a player has a concussion and they think it was from a hit a few games ago. When are players going to understand that they can’t play through a concussion and to stop lying to themselves. You know when you don’t feel right, you know when you don’t feel right and it’s after taking an elbow to the jaw that it is a concussion. Sit out and get better. Trying to play through it and getting bumped around only delays the process of getting better.
In fairness to JVR and hockey players, some concussion symptoms do not appear right away. The Brotherly Game managing editor Scott Kessler went through an experience where he did not feel his concussion symptoms until 24 hours later. You can read his story here if you want. It’s a scary yet fascinating insight into the world of someone recovering fro ma concussion.
Now as to whether or not this is anything similar to what happened to JVR, we have no way of knowing for sure.
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While this can be the case I feel too many players just try to play through it and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if JVR did too. If this isn’t the case than you obviously can’t blame him if he didn’t have symptoms until later. I just want to see players who have concussions back out there healthy and playing. Being bumped around and trying to play through a concussion is not good at all.
by Jaromir Lager on Jan 14, 2012 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
to be honest though and im not encouraging this but how many concussions do you think guys in the 70s suffered and played through?…unless of course copious amounts of alcohol and cigars is what healed their concussions back then..maybe they had the right idea
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I believe the consensus is that a lot went undiagnosed and unreported then and that it’s worse now because of a combination of size/speed/equipment/rule changes.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
My opinion for a while now is once they took the two line pass rule out things changed with speed through the netrual zone. It also had guys looking down a little more to find longer passes. So I feel that guys are taking faster blindside hits. Combine this with the size of the players and I think this plays a big part of it.
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shit I fractured my skull and had a grade 3 concussion 2 years ago and didn’t know it till 2 days later, every concussion and every person responds differently. I’ve had concussions where I threw up right away and others where it took days for the symptoms to show up. you never really know.
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Am I the only one seeing this as a positive?
Not because he’s hurt or untradeable, but because it shows the Flyers are looking for concussions and taking them seriously. They caught it early and put no timetable on his return. Just letting him relax and heal.
It’s very smart and a welcome sign. For all we know in the past something like this would have been ignored and played through.
It's in his wheelhouse!!
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by Dr. Steve on Jan 14, 2012 2:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Reporters are speculating the hit that caused the concussion happened in the Ottawa game. That’s not exactly early.
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Another one. Maybe this is the “Flavor of the Month” Carle was talking about.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 2:22 PM EST reply actions
It’s all Carle’s fault!!!
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
He’s a carrier!!!
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
So, for those looking for clear cut evidence as to why JvR has a concussion, it’s probably pretty likely that this elbow to the chin from Bobby Butler last Saturday is, at least partially, to blame. (If you watch the video you’ll also notice how the Senators’ announcers accuse JvR of embellishing the hit. I wonder, can you embellish concussions too?)
If you’re keeping count at home, that is two Flyers now that have taken elbows to the head that have gone without penalization…in the past week! I thought the NHL was actually trying to cut down on hits to the head? I am still in complete shock that Staios wasn’t given a penalty or suspension for his forearm shiver to Talbot’s face on Thursday night.
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OT
But Wings/Hawks is damn good right now.
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by PraiseMartyMoose on Jan 14, 2012 2:57 PM EST via Android app reply actions
yeah, third period was almost playoff hockey.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Detroit wins it in the last minute of OT. Awesome game. Enjoying this whole hockey-on-TV-every-day thing from NBC/NBCSN.
by everybodyhitswoohoo on Jan 14, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
Det was killing them in OT, I don’t think Chicago had possession in the offensive end once.
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by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah Hawks spent a lot in the third, getting the tying goal at the end. Didn’t see the first two.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Watched a litle here and there. They definitely had to push, seemed lie DET was controlling the puck for a lot of the game.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
Embrace the Jagr.*
by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t see any until the 3rd, but from what I gathered Chicago really only played well in the 3rd, though they played very well in the 3rd and ended up tying it with the extra man in the final minute of regulation. Entertaining game, for sure. Both goalies looked great.
by everybodyhitswoohoo on Jan 14, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s about what I saw, and Franzen and Datsyuk in OT were scary
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by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
so with jvr out
does cooter get the bump up?
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Why? he is a center, he only got bumped up when we was a down 2 centers (Giroux and Schenn)
by Anders Jensen on Jan 14, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
My money is on Read.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 14, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Carchidi said it’d be Read, so take it as it is.
by everybodyhitswoohoo on Jan 14, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
It makes the most sense. JVR has been on the third line, so his replacement comes from the fourth, which consists of Zolnierczyk, Couturier, and Read.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 14, 2012 4:10 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Hard to believe...
But I am now reading things like JVR is faking his concussion so he won’t be traded. Well, at least he is healthy!
Message board “insiders?”
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Keep in mind...
… the fine folks at Bleacher Report reported that the Flyers’ front office was so upset at losing the Winter Classic that “changes would be made.” Like they’re going to blow up the team because they lost a game in January.
Also, how do you “fake” a concussion?
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I’m still trying to figure that out.
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Hockey rumor sites survive by having content to report. No serious trade talk to write about? Unacceptable – then you just have to make the stuff up. It’s like the Weather Channel getting its best ratings when there are tornadoes and hurricanes and their worst ratings when it’s partly cloudy and 72 degrees outside. If the Weather Channel could make up tornadoes and hurricanes, they would.
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hence irene supposedly being the next katrina and us in south jersey ended up with a small thunderstorm?
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Well, to be fair there were some pretty intense winds, and look what it did to New England.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
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by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
Not living in those parts, I wouldn’t know. Here, the “flood of the century” last year didn’t engulf all of Memphis in floodwater – actually, most of the city was above water and the levies never broke. I’m just saying when you live off of hype, every storm is “the storm of the century” and every game is the “game of the century” (right, ESPN?).
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Yeah, live in South Jersey, there was some pretty heavy weather, not as bad as expected, but not just a t-storm for sure. Shut down quite a bit of stuff.
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Embrace the Jagr.*
by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
where i was only a couple downed trees, but i may be jaded because ive watched a tornado tear a trailor in half about 2 football fields away from my summer camper haha
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Maybe. Living in Burlington, we got hit a little, but just north in Hamilton there was power out for a couple days in places, some major damage.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
Embrace the Jagr.*
by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
My grandfather’s neighborhood in Atlantic county was underwater for a couple of days, and a whole bunch of bridges were washed out and roads destroyed in Cumberland and Salem counties. The way the storm happened, the damage was oddly localized.
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by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 14, 2012 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
It's the Concussion Storm Tracker!!
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
How to fake a concussion- Say your head hurts, it hurts to look at lights, and you just don’t feel right when you wake up and do physical activity.
Why fake a concussion- ……………
They have tests to examine this stuff…………………….
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And you never answered my question about where you are getting this from. Message board “insiders?”
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Just random fans on facebook. No one that even tries to act like they have real updates on anything.
by Jaromir Lager on Jan 14, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Just random fans on facebook.
That solves the mystery.
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Chris Pronger issues statement: “It is very, very tough right now. I don’t feel well and it hurts so much not to be playing.”
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Yeah, sounds a lot like Primeau from what I remember.
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by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
It makes me so sad. Sad not only to lose a player like Pronger, but to see someone in so much physical pain from playing a game.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
On one hand he’s lucky he gets to play a game and make such a great living, this is just a bad possible side-effect / outcome of doing this as a job.
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by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
so have they figured out what cuases the prolonged symptoms from a concussion? is it the chemical that lowers swelling in the body that stays near the brain and messes with synapse firing or something? is it just that bruises on the brain dont go away as fast as brusies on body parts?….i heard we have a brain guy here so im asking
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Im pretty sure nobody really knows anything about the brain, because it so tough to examinate it.
by Anders Jensen on Jan 14, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
theres got to be one of those to..i mean theres always a cause and effect and they should look into it maybe have some1 sit in a scanner for 48 hour or something after a concussion testing blood levels for body made chimicals
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The problem is that the damage can manifest itself in so many different ways that actually determining a clear cut set of cause and effect relationships is extremely difficult. There are a lot of variables at play
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by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 14, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
well that just blows….so a constant scan for 48 wouldnt neccesarily show anything?
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It might show something for that patient, but not necessarily anything that will apply to all, or even the majority of, concussion sufferers. We’re all pretty different. Plus, in my opinion, that it might be troublesome to put a concussion patient through that. I get migraines as a result of my years of concussion damage, and getting an MRI or a CT done when you have a headache is hell because the machines are loud.
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by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 14, 2012 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
so much for trade rumors. again.
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davegisaac Tough announcement to make, Twitter. As of this evening, my company @PHLSportsDaily, will shut down. http://t.co/oQTbzaBS
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“So which tickets do you want?”
“Philly on the 12th and Edmonton on the 20th.”
“Definitely the Oilers.”
From across the room…
“Good choice. The Flyers are a bunch of fags.”
It’s fun being hated by the rest of the league.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 4:47 PM EST reply actions
The original Shameless was better. Showtime can suck it.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
holy cow. another British import/remake. will have to watch. they are usually better, aren’t they.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Jan 14, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
James McAvoy is quoted as saying he can’t watch the remake because they improvised much of the dialogue in the original and the remake (at least the first season) was pretty much word-for-word (and direction) capture.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
Emmy Rossum. Yum.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
Embrace the Jagr.*
by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Meh. She has a nice voice, though. I’ll give her that.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
Very cute. Dark hair and eyes. And also nice voice.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
Embrace the Jagr.*
by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
We need some Emmy Rossum in tonight’s thread.
It's in his wheelhouse!!
Carlos Ruiz, My Nickname is Chooch.
That it is. Unfortunately the post I would normally link has been lost, was a great write up on certain players and the team in general on why as fans we should accept it and revel in it.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
Embrace the Jagr.*
by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
great fan shot from PPP
jvr compared to the last 10 years of top 5 picks in their 20 to 25 yr old seasons
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
It conveniently ignores the fact that he played in college as opposed to juniors, like most of those other guys did. It makes a huge difference.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Was going to post that, but didn’t want to get into it that much, also realized I’m not a member there, so I joined up. Big thanks to PoL for posting a Flyers opinion, one that doesn’t belong to FLyerRob
G, the second coming of Foppa.
Embrace the Jagr.*
by JerseyDriver on Jan 14, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
If the point of the comparison is “How has he performed in the NHL compared to other top 5 picks”, where he played before the NHL is irrelevant.
If the point of the comparison is “Will JVR ever perform like the typical top-5 pick”, it’s relevant.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 14, 2012 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
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