NHL Concussion Policy/Kim Johnsson Hate

but I think that quote is some bad info. Johnsson won’t be traded. He’s an UFA after this year. If the person saying he quit playing doesn’t even know he’s an UFA, I have to doubt their credibility when it comes to the quitting part.

but it’s still on Wikipedia.

So how did you come up with all this info regarding the concussion testing and Johnsson’s history? I’m very impressed and the thoroughness.

I love and hate that hit from Campbell on Umburger. There’s nothing like a good hit in hockey. That being said, I hate seeing guys get laid out like that, no matter who they play for. That look on Unburgers face is awful to witness. I am quite positve that one day a player in the NHL with die on the ice from one of these hits.

On the flip side, it’s nice to remember that Campbell does have a physical side and the call from the announcers is one of the greatest reactions ever.

We all know the NHL is taking steps, we all know about the “wheel of justice”, etc…

But I am surprised that I never see any conversation about better helmets. The game has clearly changed, and the helmets must change with it.

Try Googling the Messier Project

This could explain why nobody really remembers the hit that put Johnsson out. It may not have been much. A guy who has had as many head injuries as him most likely doesn’t need the punishing hit that Toews took earlier this year.

I’d much, much rather have Kim Johnsson at home trying to see straight instead of him trying to play hockey when his life is at stake. Hockey just isn’t that important.

Rumor has it that he was asked to leave the team because of some off ice activity he was involved in. Although he may have had a concussion, has anyone seen him at any of the games? When other players are scratches they can usually be found at the games right? Furthermore, there are usually updates as to their status and any progress. Maybe I’m crazy but I think the Hawks asked him to just pack up and get the fuck out. Who knows, maybe he really is hurt. Doesn’t anyone else think that there may be more to the story than a concussion?

He was bumped behind the net and fell. His head hit the boards and then the ice very quickly. He has a good Bauer helmet and it didn’t look like any big deal. He laid there on the ice for a few minutes. On our team, the head coach always goes out on the ice for the injuries. My son skated off after a few minutes, and he was never unconscious. When he got to the bench, he looked confused. I asked him if he knew what was happening and his response was “NO”. I asked him if he knew where he was and his response was "NO. After a couple more minutes he just started crying (actually more like tearing up). I asked what was wrong and said he was afraid I would not let him go back in and play. I let him miss the next couple shifts. All the while I was talking to him it was like I was talking to a stuffed animal. No lights were on. I called it. Told the coach my kid was done. In the locker room, he was very slow and had trouble with his balance. A couple of the other parents are doctors so they came in to see what was wrong. They advised that if his condition did not improve w/in an hour or so to take him to the hospital. My wife took him directly to an Urgent Care facility (no waiting for symptoms to go away for her). They said no concussion “minor head injury”. Next day I took him to his doctor as advised by Urgent Care. Our doctor said "Call it whatever you want, he had a head injury. "No physical activity (sledding, shoveling, running, gym, etc) 7-10 days after symptom free. If he has a second concussion during the season his season is over, and if he sustains 3 in one year brain damage will likely occur. his symptoms went away w/in 2 hours of the play and we did the 10 days, and he has been fine since.

It was obvious in my sons face, eyes, locomotion, and demeanor that something was not right. It happened to another coaches kid, and he recovered w/in minutes. I said leave him out, but his Dad let him play. His Dad is a dumbshit. I asked my doctor what helmet would have prevented this, and he said maybe a race car helmet, but the way his head went from one direction to the next, he was going to have a head injury regardless of what hockey helmet he was wearing.

What I’m driving at is that it should have been obvious with Eager that he had a problem in Helsinki. It most likely was with Johnson as it was with Lilja from Detroit. It is nothing to mess around with. I would rather Kim Johnson doesn’t play, then see him carted off because he came back too soon.

Haha, just a few days. I assume a disgruntled Hawk fan put that original (garbage in my opinion), but finally it is down. Oh hey, if Johnsson leaves, and he will, I will punch whomever boos him if he returns with another team (like Campbell for SJ).