Injury Report: Hornqvist Injured at Olympics - Expected to play Wednesday

[SLake]

Originally Posted by Conando

you don't think a GM who's under immense pressure is going to pull out all the stops to repeat as Gold Medalists ... especially, lie cheat & dupe the club's GM of said player to make sure he gives his home country the best chance ... this reeks pretty bad, especially when Hornqvist had to be helped off the ice by two players

As I said, Poile has no control of whether or not Hornqvist plays for Sweden at this point unless he is diagnosed with a major injury. There are books of policy and protocol regarding this exact situation from the IIHF and IOC.

You simply have to hope that no one is selfish, stupid, and arrogant enough to put a player's short or long term health at risk...

Again, I don't like NHL players in the Olympics for this reason. As a hockey fan the action is phenomenal, but as an NHL fan I'm constantly biting my nails and keeping my fingers crossed that none of the players (especially ours) are injured while participating...

[OpenWheel]

Originally Posted by Conando

you don't think a GM who's under immense pressure is going to pull out all the stops to repeat as Gold Medalists ... especially, lie cheat & dupe the club's GM of said player to make sure he gives his home country the best chance ... this reeks pretty bad, especially when Hornqvist had to be helped off the ice by two players

Way to think the best of others.

[Gozer]

Originally Posted by Conando

you don't think a GM who's under immense pressure is going to pull out all the stops to repeat as Gold Medalists ... especially, lie cheat & dupe the club's GM of said player to make sure he gives his home country the best chance ... this reeks pretty bad, especially when Hornqvist had to be helped off the ice by two players

I find it much more likely that a player would lie to keep playing for his country than a GM. And "immense pressure" and "pull out all stops"? Give me a break... If the doctors find signs of a concussion or any other injury that would endanger him, he won't play.