Hall wasn't as effective at centre. I'd be willing to try him at centre 5-10 games a year to see if he can make the transition, but nothing so far has suggested he will be better down the middle.
Can he play there? Sure, but I'll pass until he can be as effective as he is on the wing.
even though some people are saying it was a clean hit, it looked like he launched his body at Hall, which should be a suspension IMO...if Sutton gets 6 games for the hit on Landeskog, this should be similar (we'll see how seriously the NHL takes these types of hits when they decide whther or not this is suspension worthy or not, especially after Crosby's concussions).
maybe now non oilers fans (and some oilers fans as well) will realize that we DONT have much depth up front and have to draft Grigorenko. Galchenyuk got hurt again tonight (shoulder this time).
I don't think anyone is saying that it is a "clean hit." A clean hit would imply that a authorized style of hitting that a player could use on a nightly basis. That being said it is not a dirty hit either, Hall lost an edge which cause his body and head to lower to the point that Sarich's intended initial point of contact was no longer a viable option and there was no opportunity to abort the hit in time. Unfortunate circumstance led to Hall's injury, and defiantly not suspension worthy.
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Yep, Sarich is a punk but i don't put the blame on him for this hit. It was just an unfortunate circumstance and of course, it happens to our franchise player.
Damn, concussions especially for a player like Hall who puts himself in vulnerable positions pretty much every game is a really scary thing. I can't lie, i'm worried about his long term future.
I agree, but he didn't seem to make any effort to avoid the collision. maybe give Sarich a bit of blame?
regardless, just seems ot be more of an accident and bad luck than anything else.
Hall needs to find a way to decrease the amount of times he wipes out during games. He has put him in this same position a bunch of times and unfortunately tonight he got burried. It absolutely sucks, but the swimming on the ice issue is real. Hope it is not significant.
Hall plays a reckless game...concussions weren't a matter of 'if' it was simply a matter of time. Many posters (myself included) were saying this at the beginning of last season.
The interview I saw had Renney saying that they're "following concussion protocol, and they'll know more in the morning". Was there somewhere else that he said, specifically, that Hall had a concussion?
God I hope Hall is alright. Shut him down for as long as needed. His health is more important than anything, let him be a 110% before coming back.
Hall really needs to learn to keep his balance. The guy goes from bull in a china shop to bambi on ice in a matter of seconds. Hopefully he improves that in the future.
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Hall was knocked out cold. This is the time for the Oilers to take at least one thing away from MMA...Medical suspensions. Taylor should not take any kind of contact for 90 days. That's what happens if you get knocked out in a MMA fight, the commission suspends you for 90 days, and tells you not to have any contact during that time period.
I still don't think he was knocked out "cold", at least not to what my understanding of "cold" is. Yes his arms were up, but he never stopped moving, was talking to the trainer immediately, and didn't look horrible skating off the ice. All I'm saying is I've seen guys in way worse shape after similar hits.
I'm hoping they take their time with him, but I think talking about sitting him out for 90 days without contact might be a little extreme without knowing the extent of his injury.
Taylor Hall's skating simply must get less reckless or he is going to be out of action completely by his mid 20s. He took some really bad hits back with Windsor because of his on ice style. I know he's aggressive - and that can be good...but unless his style improves he's going to end up with endless injury problems.
Hall was knocked out cold. This is the time for the Oilers to take at least one thing away from MMA...Medical suspensions. Taylor should not take any kind of contact for 90 days. That's what happens if you get knocked out in a MMA fight, the commission suspends you for 90 days, and tells you not to have any contact during that time period.
Well coming back to the octagon and getting pummelled into submission is different than coming back to a hockey game but yeah, they should proceed with extreme caution with Taylor no matter how much he pleads to play because we all know that he will.
I think Hall will take this a learning experience though. Each "injury" he's come back from, he's stronger and adapted his game. Hopefully he's not out for long.
Unfortunately, I just can't shake the thought that we will be having a lot of these injury reports for Hall over the course of his career as an Oiler. Today's hit was a bit of a fluke but with him playing a very reckless game, and with opposing teams focusing on him, I have trouble seeing him playing many 82 game seasons. Hope I'm wrong though.
Unfortunately, I just can't shake the thought that we will be having a lot of these injury reports for Hall over the course of his career as an Oiler. Today's hit was a bit of a fluke but with him playing a very reckless game, and with opposing teams focusing on him, I have trouble seeing him playing many 82 game seasons. Hope I'm wrong though.
its rare for any player to play full 82 games anytway
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