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Cullen Dealing With Sight Issues
by Paul on 02/02/08 at 08:51 AM ET
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from the News & Observer,
Cullen was scratched from Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs because of vision problems stemming from the hit he suffered Dec. 26 at the hands of New York Rangers forward Colton Orr.
“It’s been frustrating, because physically, I feel great,” Cullen said Friday as he watched the Hurricanes practice at the RecZone. “I can practice fine, I can skate, I can handle the puck. I’m just having trouble seeing things on the ice normally.”...
“Hopefully he’ll feel better with time off and will make it back,” Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette said. “Beyond that, I have no idea.”
Cullen said he has difficulty shifting his focus from near to far, particularly among moving objects. Needless to say, that makes playing the game of hockey difficult.
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I’m so disgusted by the fact that this is obviously concussion-related, but concussions are still such a dirty word…I’ve had a severe concussion and had another bout of post-concussion syndrome after a little bump last week, so there’s a rant coming, man, a big one.
Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 02/02/08 at 05:12 PM ET
I’m sorry to hear of your bout with p-c syndrome, George. Make sure you take care of yourself.
I’m with you on this one. For cryin’ out loud, if you have a freakin’ concussion, you have a freakin’ concussion. Not talking about it doesn’t make it go away or make it something else. What, do they think he maybe got his contacts reversed??? What’s wrong with some people… we’re talking about a person’s brain here!!!
Ok, that’s my little rant… I’m sure your big one will be a much better read. Can’t wait.
Posted by BobTheZee on 02/02/08 at 05:36 PM ET
I’m surprised the Canes don’t just say he has “the flu” like the rest of their team did. At least the trainer said the c word. Now, I can understand that the vision issues could be something else. The rest of them look, walk, and quack like a concussion duck.But come on, Hurricanes (and the rest of the NHL), what are you trying to hide?
Maybe they hope that by taking the word concussion out of the discussion, people will turn a blind eye to the fact that players routinely risk serious long term injury by returning from concussions far too soon. It’s time for the NHL to take these things seriously. Maybe even consider banning hits to the head. But that’s another can of worms.
Posted by Monkey's Unkle on 02/02/08 at 07:55 PM ET
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Hmmm… could this possibly be, ummm, something like symptoms of a concussion??? I mean, I’m no doctor or anything, but…
Posted by BobTheZee on 02/02/08 at 12:57 PM ET