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 halfafrog
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Brutal head shot
So this is what hope feels like?
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smyth260
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That was hard to watch. You hope that isn’t a career changing hit.
Clean house or bust
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halfafrog
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Registered: March 2006
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Exactly. The way his head bounced off the ice. Hope he can play next year.
So this is what hope feels like?
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Kr55
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Location: Edmonton
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| halfafrog wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 19:29 |
Exactly. The way his head bounced off the ice. Hope he can play next year.
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Bowman said recently that it looked worse than it really was. Must still be a concussion though so he’s still out for the tournament.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Jay
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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| Kr55 wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 20:37 |
| halfafrog wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 19:29 |
Exactly. The way his head bounced off the ice. Hope he can play next year.
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Bowman said recently that it looked worse than it really was. Must still be a concussion though so he’s still out for the tournament.
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[Updated on: Sun, 31 May 2026 08:11]
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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Jay
Messages: 1346
Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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| Kr55 wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 20:37 |
| halfafrog wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 19:29 |
Exactly. The way his head bounced off the ice. Hope he can play next year.
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Bowman said recently that it looked worse than it really was. Must still be a concussion though so he’s still out for the tournament.
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He also said he has been texting with Bouchard. "Texting"?? Your 26 year old 90 point superstar dman has a career threatening injury in a joke tournament - maybe you take the time to mix in a phone call 
"Worse than it really was" is an idiotic thing for a GM to say the day after that hit happens and makes no sense at all. He was out cold before he hit the ice so it was pretty much exactly as bad as it looked. Maybe Bouchard is one of those people that bounces back and is fine in a few weeks or months but I guarantee you Stan Bowman doesn't know that based on texting him. Either way they better be sparing no expenses to make sure he's seeing the Crosby doctors or whoever and taking as much time off as he needs to. Coming off a concussion in the playoffs and now this. There's no guarantee he's ever the same.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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inverno76
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
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| Jay wrote on Sun, 31 May 2026 08:09 |
| Kr55 wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 20:37 |
| halfafrog wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 19:29 |
Exactly. The way his head bounced off the ice. Hope he can play next year.
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Bowman said recently that it looked worse than it really was. Must still be a concussion though so he’s still out for the tournament.
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He also said he has been texting with Bouchard. "Texting"?? Your 26 year old 90 point superstar dman has a career threatening injury in a joke tournament - maybe you take the time to mix in a phone call
"Worse than it really was" is an idiotic thing for a GM to say the day after that hit happens and makes no sense at all. He was out cold before he hit the ice so it was pretty much exactly as bad as it looked. Maybe Bouchard is one of those people that bounces back and is fine in a few weeks or months but I guarantee you Stan Bowman doesn't know that based on texting him. Either way they better be sparing no expenses to make sure he's seeing the Crosby doctors or whoever and taking as much time off as he needs to. Coming off a concussion in the playoffs and now this. There's no guarantee he's ever the same.
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At least there is no pressure to get back on the ice. Lots of time to let the brain heal.
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Kr55
Messages: 12906
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| inverno76 wrote on Mon, 01 June 2026 10:33 |
| Jay wrote on Sun, 31 May 2026 08:09 |
| Kr55 wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 20:37 |
| halfafrog wrote on Fri, 29 May 2026 19:29 |
Exactly. The way his head bounced off the ice. Hope he can play next year.
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Bowman said recently that it looked worse than it really was. Must still be a concussion though so he’s still out for the tournament.
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He also said he has been texting with Bouchard. "Texting"?? Your 26 year old 90 point superstar dman has a career threatening injury in a joke tournament - maybe you take the time to mix in a phone call
"Worse than it really was" is an idiotic thing for a GM to say the day after that hit happens and makes no sense at all. He was out cold before he hit the ice so it was pretty much exactly as bad as it looked. Maybe Bouchard is one of those people that bounces back and is fine in a few weeks or months but I guarantee you Stan Bowman doesn't know that based on texting him. Either way they better be sparing no expenses to make sure he's seeing the Crosby doctors or whoever and taking as much time off as he needs to. Coming off a concussion in the playoffs and now this. There's no guarantee he's ever the same.
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At least there is no pressure to get back on the ice. Lots of time to let the brain heal.
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One thing to add. Mixed in all the injury talk post-season, it seems some media ran with an idea Bouch had a concussion in playoffs. Bowman was asked about that a couple weeks ago and said it was false. So shouldn't be a repeat concussion situation for Bouch. Still scary, but at least not the 2 concussion in a short period of time situation like Crosby's career got derailed by for years.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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