RaginCajun83

Hockey has a concussion problem cause their cash cow (Crosby) has pcs and will use it as an excuse to not play till the playoffs, I like hockey and love the fact while they don't condone the violence they don't act like hyprictrites and try to stop it while still making money off their violent sport while preaching player safety like the NFL

FinSaint

It's far more than just about Crosby, granted his case has gotten the most publicity, but he is by no means the only player who has had his career jeopardized because of being inflicted by the concussion syndrome.

For example, Boston Bruins center Marc Savard hasn't been able to play in two seasons because of the concussions he had and to this day even his every day life is apparently a challenge because of the lingering effects of the syndrome.

He has problems with his sight in both its focus, but also because he is extremely sensitive to light and conditions where the overall lighting changes quickly. Also his motor skills remain troublesome.

Savard was a really promising center and unfortunately it seems that he won't be able to return to hockey or have a normal civil life ever again - that is both a loss to the hockey community and to his family.


Besides the concussion problem, the NHL has also been dealing with a problem concerning former enforcers - in recent years number of them have died amidst some shady circumstances.

There have been reports of abnormally high depression amongst them coupled with mis-usage of pain medicine, which has led to some dying of a related cause and even one or more taking their own life.


So, hockey has a lot of problems also, but the difference to the NFL seems to be that the league itself and the owners are more active in trying to find solutions to these problems in order to remedy the situation.

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