bottlecap Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=45910 His eye looks horrible! Not to mention the concussion and the 32 stick scar. It looks like his peripheral vision at the very least might be comprimised. How could they let him play like this? We're doing fine without him. Rest him til the eyesight and everything is completely clear. We'll need him for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spandrel Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I think it is ludicrous to let him play, in all honesty. Let him heal up to 100%. We have two games against Western conference teams on Wed and Fri, and our kids from Rochester are playing well and getting experience that could serve us well if we need to call them up in the playoffs. Look at his eye. Egad, if I looked like that, I would probably call in sick to my analyst job much less a job where I could be mortally wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 This picture is from about a week ago. He looks alot better now, and his eyesight is completely fine. Obviously he wouldn't play if he had vision problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 he broke a blood vessel around the white part of his eye. It looks 100x worse than it is. You can do that damage by coughing funny or from high blood pressure. There's zero pain and zero loss of vision. My mom did it a couple times when she had pneumonia. As for the exact nature of drury's injury? It sounds like it was head/eye problems associated with the cut and the bruise that caused symptoms that overlapped with concussion symptoms. In the end, if drury had a concussion at all, which i doubt, it was extremely mild at best. This is good news, because it does not put him into a pat lafontaine/tim connolly situation with a reoccurring concussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=45910 His eye looks horrible! Not to mention the concussion and the 32 stick scar. It looks like his peripheral vision at the very least might be comprimised. How could they let him play like this? We're doing fine without him. Rest him til the eyesight and everything is completely clear. We'll need him for the playoffs. I doubt he would be playing if the Doctor's did not clear him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fronz1103 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ahh he is good to go... a lil busted blood vessel and a bruised eye are NOT enough to hold out Chris Drury any longer... Glad to (about to) have him back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodfella25 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Looks like a hockey player to me. Plus, that's nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Looks like a hockey player to me. Plus, that's nothing... More fun in video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=I7_srfCdU3w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot1619 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 didn't mccarty have to file for bankruptcy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 You're making a whole lot of assumptions there, zed. Do you really think the Sabres would clear Dru to play if he has any problems with his eyesight? Burst blood vessels in the eye are common following any sort of trauma and have no impact on vision. They look ugly as hell and take a long time to clear up (I had one following LASIK that lasted for about 6 weeks), but there's no danger. Nobody wants to put ANY player -- much less a superstar -- out on the ice if he's at a disadvantage physically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fushetti Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Yeah last St. Patricks Day, my brother got in a fight where a kid scratched the hell out of his eye. He had broken vessels in the eye for almost 2 months. Gained the name "Bloody Eye" after the ordeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I had a burst blood vessel in college. Got hit in the eye with a lacrosse ball during warmups for a game (started a policy of always wearing your helmet during warmups). I was wearing hard contacts at the time. I thought it knocked the contact out of my eye, we looked on the field for about 10 minutes. I went to the locker room and looked in my eyes and found the contact off on one side. After removing the contact, rinsing it off and putting it back in, I played full shifts that night. My eye looked at least as bad as Drury's; I would venture to guess it even was worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 As long as there was no damage to the parts inside his eye (lens, retina, etc..) then I'm sure his vision is fine. I had what they call a ruptured globe to my left eye from glass penetrating my eyeball. It detached my retina and now I don't see so well from that eye. It looked as bad, if not worse than Drury's pic but the funny thing was it never really hurt that much. It felt kind of like I had an eyelash stuck in my eye. I'm sure he is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connee Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 It makes you wonder why in the world don't NHL players wear full facemasks? They're 45 years behind the NFL on this. It will be mandatory someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieshack Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=45910 His eye looks horrible! Not to mention the concussion and the 32 stick scar. It looks like his peripheral vision at the very least might be comprimised. How could they let him play like this? We're doing fine without him. Rest him til the eyesight and everything is completely clear. We'll need him for the playoffs. His eyeball might be like that for 6 months. When I was a kid I took a shot right between the eyes on my forehead that ended up being black and blue for a year. It makes you wonder why in the world don't NHL players wear full facemasks? They're 45 years behind the NFL on this. It will be mandatory someday. Full facemasks are for girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrytown Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 full facemasks...why don't we all just lock ourselves up in a bubble and never go outside...there might be germs...we might catch colds. for god's sakes people buck up...its a hit...it was wrong...but he'll heal up...full facemasks would be horrible... have you ever watched rugby or aussie rules football...now those are tough sports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFerguson Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Full facemasks are for girls. You do realize that Drury would probably not have missed any time if he was wearing a full facemask? I realize that you somehow lose your "hockey toughness" credibility when you wear a mask or visor, but honestly I wouldn't care if I were playing in the NHL. I'd wear a full mask. If I ever had to get in a fight I'd take the helmet off. In fact, when I play now I wear a full mask. Granted, I'm not getting in any fights but I don't give a rat's ass if somebody thinks I'm not tough because I wear a mask. Most hockey purists would probably say that the more equipment you have the more careless players would get, but why would you not want to protect your face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWarner Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Sounds like Dru is coming back tomorrow http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=6048 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieshack Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 You do realize that Drury would probably not have missed any time if he was wearing a full facemask? I realize that you somehow lose your "hockey toughness" credibility when you wear a mask or visor, but honestly I wouldn't care if I were playing in the NHL. I'd wear a full mask. Then wear one when you are on the ice. I've found they get in the way of vision and limit mobility, but that's just me. If I ever had to get in a fight I'd take the helmet off. Sure you would. In fact, when I play now I wear a full mask. Granted, I'm not getting in any fights but I don't give a rat's ass if somebody thinks I'm not tough because I wear a mask. Evidently you're more worried about your face than the game. I'm not. Most hockey purists would probably say that the more equipment you have the more careless players would get, but why would you not want to protect your face? If you are that worried about your face, why would you be playing hockey? And it's no secret that with the advent of mandatory helmets, sticks are carried higher than ever since players literally have no fear of the stick. Drury's injury didn't come from a stick, it came from the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFerguson Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Then wear one when you are on the ice. I've found they get in the way of vision and limit mobility, but that's just me. Sure you would. Evidently you're more worried about your face than the game. I'm not. If you are that worried about your face, why would you be playing hockey? And it's no secret that with the advent of mandatory helmets, sticks are carried higher than ever since players literally have no fear of the stick. Drury's injury didn't come from a stick, it came from the ice. Unless you are a professional hockey player, why would you be more worried about the game than your face? So you're not concerned about losing your teeth during a Monday night beer league game? You get used to the mask pretty quickly. I really don't care if somebody doesn't wear a mask, I just don't understand it. I don't think it should be mandatory to wear a mask. If you're driving in a car, do you not wear a seatbelt because you're afraid that if you ever drive into a body of water you won't be able to quickly escape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 If you're driving in a car, do you not wear a seatbelt because you're afraid that if you ever drive into a body of water you won't be able to quickly escape? Well I didn't worry about that... until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabreman Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Unless you are a professional hockey player, why would you be more worried about the game than your face? So you're not concerned about losing your teeth during a Monday night beer league game? You get used to the mask pretty quickly. I really don't care if somebody doesn't wear a mask, I just don't understand it. I don't think it should be mandatory to wear a mask. If you're driving in a car, do you not wear a seatbelt because you're afraid that if you ever drive into a body of water you won't be able to quickly escape? heres the pic of dru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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