bob_sauve28 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Out indefinitely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Bummer. He had really rebounded nicely after a slow start to the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Well, take the last month off and get better, Kyle. We'll need you next year when we're playing for realz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Seems like a tank move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Well, take the last month off and get better, Kyle. We'll need you next year when we're playing for realz. Please don't take this too personally, my friend, but this comes off as pretty selfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Please don't take this too personally, my friend, but this comes off as pretty selfish.And yet I'm sure it's just what Kyle is thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 And yet I'm sure it's just what Kyle is thinking. Maybe. Probably. I'm not sure it's even about the money for most of these guys. Their sense of identity must be so closely tied to being an athlete that what comes next terrifies them. I'm not sure it's the sense of adulation or anything. How adored is an NHL player in Buffalo, NY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Maybe. Probably. I'm not sure it's even about the money for most of these guys. Their sense of identity must be so closely tied to being an athlete that what comes next terrifies them. I'm not sure it's the sense of adulation or anything. How adored is an NHL player in Buffalo, NY? I don't think it's adulation at all - IMO, it's being around the guys and the team. All of a sudden you go from really busy to not busy and there's only so much golf you can play. Not dissimilar to retiring from a corporate job after 30 years or so - except KO is only closing in on 30 and would need a plan for the next 25 years or so. Edited March 10, 2018 by Gramps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I don't think it's adulation at all - IMO, it's being around the guys and the team. All of a sudden you go from really busy to not busy and there's only so much golf you can play. Not dissimilar to retiring from a corporate job after 30 years or so - except KO is only closing in on 30 and would need a plan for the next 25 years or so. That sounds right. Think about the freedom he has, though. Not to do nothing, which is torture. But to do whatever he wants, given his presumed financial freedom. He can make his work whatever he thinks is important. He doesn't have to enter Arby's Management Training (not that there's anything wrong with that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Just read and didn't know he suffered a concussion in 2009 as well. This would be his 3rd that we know of ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Just read and didn't know he suffered a concussion in 2009 as well. This would be his 3rd that we know of ... Going all the way back to where these guys start, can you imagine how times it actually is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Going all the way back to where these guys start, can you imagine how times it actually is? Seriously, he might have had a dozen! I played with a guy in our non checking leagues and he kept getting concussed. With real checking all the time, I wouldn't be surprised if he is finished. Maybe he should just give it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I know every concussion is different, but my son has had 3 of them. The 3rd affected him for almost 5 years. I am concerned about what this means for his future. I've reached the point where I want these athletes to walk away after 2 concussions. I don't want to cheer them on as they play their way to future profound life issues. I would rather cheer their decision to move on to the next phase of their life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) I remember Lafontaine's last game in Buffalo. He was skating across the middle near the blue line and had his head down. Some guy chucked him in the head and he went sprawling. He laid out on the ice for a long time and finally he got off the ice. That was it for his time as a Buffalo Sabre. The Sabres organization refused to sign him and somehow the Rangers picked him up. Within a few months, he was finished for good. I wish Okposo the best. It's a tough call because hockey is his life purpose but the concussions get worse every time. I've had six. Edited March 10, 2018 by Marvelo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Wishing Kyle all the best and a speedy recovery. This setback really sucks but all year for the most part I've been dreading this happening and kind of knowing it was bound to happen at some point. It is the nature of the beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Wishing Kyle all the best and a speedy recovery. This setback really sucks but all year for the most part I've been dreading this happening and kind of knowing it was bound to happen at some point. It is the nature of the beast. I think he is heading into horton/savard territory :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Okposo skating this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickompositör72 Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Okposo skating this morning What does this mean? does it imply he's currently symptom-free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 What does this mean? does it imply he's currently symptom-free? Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Skating is positive. Better then a hospital bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 What does this mean?does it imply he's currently symptom-free?It may mean they are checking, sometimes exercise can clear you or can bring out latent symptoms... may need to wait a day or so.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Everytime I log on this thread title throws me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/tim-thomas-details-brain-damage-from-hockey-nhl-1.5395247 too little too late Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 This is probably the WORST possible thread you could have posted this in, chz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 I feel bad for Thomas. Or anyone for that matter going thru that. It must be a waking nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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