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[True Blues]

Sorry, yeah, it's the March 1 game.

More on the Crosby front:

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[h1]Crosby to meet with specialist who treated him in August[/h1][h2]The Canadian Press[/h2][h3]1/16/2012 4:05:02 PM[/h3]
Sidney Crosby's recovery is back in the hands of Canadian-born chiropractor Ted Carrick.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday their captain will meet with Carrick this week. Crosby was treated by the founder of chiropractic neurology in August and credited him with helping accelerate his return from a concussion earlier this season.

Crosby last played for the Penguins on Dec. 5, when his concussion symptoms returned.

"Sidney has made a lot of progress but he is still having some symptoms, so this is the next step in his recovery," said Penguins general manager Ray Shero. "Obviously he won't be back in the lineup until he is symptom-free."

Crosby's agent, Pat Brisson, noted Carrick specializes in helping improve the "vestibular system" -- which contributes to balance and spatial awareness.

That continues to be a problematic area for Crosby. He accompanied the Penguins on a three-game road trip last week and skated twice in Florida, telling reporters afterwards he continues to deal with issues related to motion.

"The motion stuff has kind of been the issue, both the time before and now going through it for a bit now," Crosby said Friday. "The good thing is that I have a pretty good handle on it, and I'm always able to (treat) that. That was a big help in August when I went to Atlanta (to see Carrick).

"So I know I can handle that if I need to and if it comes to that."

The Toronto-born Carrick practises in Florida and Georgia, and founded the Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies to teach his method of treating brain injuries. Viewed by some medical professionals as unorthodox, Carrick's holistic approach has gained notoriety through his work with Crosby, which was chronicled on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" and in a lengthy MacLean's feature.

Carrick's treatment combines chiropractic practice with neurology and includes the use of a "whole-body gyroscope" -- a rotating chair which spins upside down in an effort to stimulate the brain.

"We tailor our treatments very specifically to the individual," Carrick told MacLean's last year. "When we have an area that's not working right, we look at other areas that can compensate for that if we need to, or we look at mechanisms to make those areas work right."

Since being diagnosed with a concussion Jan. 6, 2011 -- after taking hits to the head in consecutive games -- Crosby has appeared in just eight NHL games, registering two goals and 12 points.

His most recent setback came during a physical matchup with the Boston Bruins on Dec. 5, although Crosby wasn't even sure what particular play caused the concussion symptoms to return. The Penguins said he passed an ImPACT concussion test afterwards.

The 24-year-old's prolonged recovery has been monitored by Micky Collins of the University of Pittsburgh and was recently expanded to include Joseph Maroon, the neurosurgeon for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers who helped develop the ImPACT test.

Without Crosby, the struggling Penguins have slipped to eighth in the Eastern Conference standings. The team is also missing centre Jordan Staal (knee) and defenceman Kris Letang (concussion).

 

[Bad Religion]

Back from suspension with a fresh new post count. 

Been watching alot of hockey recently, not just Canucks.

Dallas/St Louis game has been entertaining tonight. 

 

[DeadsetAce]

^ welcome back man...what'd you do?

 

[DeadsetAce]

stole one tonight. we played like garbage for 90% of that game. impressed with how physical florida was tonight.

 

[hawkflight6]

Great game by the Jets tonight, 2-0 win in Ottawa. Glad we got a win, even better that we finally play a good game on the road

 

[Bad Religion]

Originally Posted by DeadsetAce

^ welcome back man...what'd you do?

Same thing that got my OG banned. Trash talk in the Call of Duty threads. 

 It's all jokes, but probably should have taken it to Twitter.
Scary situation in the pre-game for the Oilers...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=385362

Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall was cut above the eye by a skate during warm-ups this evening as the team prepared to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Hall was sent to the locker room to get stitched up and it appears unlikely that he will play tonight. The cut is very deep and may require further medical attention.

Hall stepped on a puck during warm-ups and got tangled up with Oilers defenceman Ladislav Smid as both players fell to the ice. BluelinerCorey Potter came around the boards and tried to jump over Hall, but ended up stepping on his face.

The former two-time Memorial Cup champion and MVP has 15 goals and 16 assists with a minus-3 rating through 36 games this season.

The Oilers are already without the services of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins(shoulder), Jordan Eberle (knee), Ryan Whitney (ankle), Cam Barker(ankle), Alex Plante (concussion), Eric Belanger  (leg) and Tom Gilbert(leg).

 

[DeadsetAce]

^

 

[dmxfury]

Whoa scary stuff with Taylor

 

[hawkflight6]

Wow

anytime someone's cut with a skate its a scary thing, I hope he's ok

 

[frenchblue23]

Originally Posted by hawkflight6

Wow

anytime someone's cut with a skate its a scary thing, I hope he's ok

It's amazing how very little it happens, I mean considering players are more athletic these days. 

 

[physicx]

the thought that it was just above the eye makes me feel uneasy

cut could have been one inch over and his career could have been done

 

[hawkflight6]

TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie
Hearing it took 30 stitches to close up Taylor Hall's cut over his eye.

Yikes

Apparently the video of the incident is on youtube if anybody wants to see it, I haven't- not sure I want to

 

[frenchblue23]

hawkflight6 wrote:

Apparently the video of the incident is on youtube if anybody wants to see it, I haven't- not sure I want to


Just saw it, and I cringed.�  Luckily it wasn't detailed and graphic as much as I expected.
If you brave souls want to watch...�

 

[DeadsetAce]

tim thomas is driving me nuts...STAY IN THE SAME GOD DAMN ZIPCODE AS THE NET. !#$*%@+

 

[stillin729]

man that is some scary stuff; glad it didn't get his eye

I always think of Bryan Berard; he was never the same after that eye injury

 

[hawkflight6]

Jets play terrible again, lose 5-1 in New Jersey

Nik Antropov is starting to piss me off, dude looks like a *&^%$% zombie out there, skating around but not really doing anything.

I'm hopeful we can move him at the deadline, but he makes $4 mil this season and next

 

[True Blues]

Is there any way the Bruins can go back to Carolina and exchange Corvo for Gleason?

 

[DeadsetAce]

thomas had his head up his $#* all night tonight...between him and corvo...we had no chance

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by hawkflight6

Jets play terrible again, lose 5-1 in New Jersey

Nik Antropov is starting to piss me off, dude looks like a *&^%$% zombie out there, skating around but not really doing anything.

I'm hopeful we can move him at the deadline, but he makes $4 mil this season and next

yea, IDK why the Trashers gave him that contract.

Speaking of him, I read an article about Mats Sundin not being HOF material.  Anyone else agree with that one?

 

[True Blues]

 

[DeadsetAce]

@ that pic of hall

glad his eye is fine

 

[hawkflight6]

Wow thats scary, I'm glad he's ok

 

[doublejs07]

Jesus

Players gotta start wearing helmets in pre game....

 

[frenchblue23]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Jesus

Players gotta start wearing helmets in pre game....

Agree with this 100%.  Gonna be tough to enforce it though. 
It's been over a month since I've been to a Kings game, so finally going tonight against the Flames. 

 

[physicx]