murraycraven Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 wow. @billmeltzerAs soon as Downie asked for fight to end and went off, was clear he was in lot of trouble. He's been taken to U of P hospital, per Holmgren.I would try and give myself a concussion too if I had to play on this team... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 He's probably out of the year. Sooooo, everyone just partook in the least relevant 16 page thread in the history of this board..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 He's probably out of the year. Sooooo, everyone just partook in the least relevant 16 page thread in the history of this board.....LOL jammer! So true and it sounds like he is done.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmac19 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 He was prolly saying guys I am going to be fired soon so who wants NTC on their contract get them now while I am hereYa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coords Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Well...this trade, loss, and lost player maybe the c4 explosive that detonates the team the way this board has been clamoring for I didn't know they were this bad...I held onto some hope that they just needed to tweak it to get back to the team that knocked PItt out of the playoffs. Blow it up. Homer had some good moves in his tenure, but more bad ones, and they have finally swallowed the team whole. Pronger got us to the CupHartnell and Timonen helped bring us from piss to goodWe looked OK, maybe even better, coming out of the Richards Carter clear out deals but here we are.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyersFan4Life Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedeFly Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Sources:" Numerous reports of fans that attended last nights game being carried off in stretchers with concussion symptoms. A press conference is scheduled for tomorrow morning from the Neurology Dept. At the Univ. of Penn"In other news....Paul Holmgren spotted at the local tavern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 We are piss mixed w fecal matter right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 On twitter that Snider actually walked out of the building after the 2nd period... Wonder if he was trying to find a culture change... Asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 He's probably out of the year. Sooooo, everyone just partook in the least relevant 16 page thread in the history of this board.....tl;dr---I do hope Downie is okay though. He's still human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 This thread made me laugh after a long day and two merlots. I had teach tonight so I saw the fight replays. Yikes. It is sad, just sad.Howie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Downie took a solid shot there. Give Volpatti credit for not beating him senseless once Downie said he was in trouble. That was very strange. Downie took the punch then instantly dropped his guard. Said something then Volpatti let him go. I wonder what he said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off_the_post Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Yes this is just all insult to injury. A cliché but true nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Downie took a solid shot there. Give Volpatti credit for not beating him senseless once Downie said he was in trouble. That was very strange. Downie took the punch then instantly dropped his guard. Said something then Volpatti let him go. I wonder what he said?I watched an interview with Downie at practice yesterday morning. It was, it course, long before this incident. That was my question after watching the interview, "I winder what he said."So my question regarding the incident isn't, "I wonder what he said," but "how did Volpatti understand it???" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Any one think there is more to his injury than a typical concussion? First of all Downie left the game from the dressing room on a stretcher Fri evening, and wasn't released until today. I had seen one report somewhere that said he had a fractured orbital bone. But that isn't the report from Holmgren. Most of the time players are sent home the next day after being checked out. So did he have a seizure, any eye problems in the lockerroom? He wasn't knocked unconscious on the play, so why then couldn't he have walked into the ambulance? I dunno, seems as if the Flyers are covering up some of the details. Anyone else think so?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Maybe a neck injury and appropriate precautions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Any one think there is more to his injury than a typical concussion?First of all Downie left the game from the dressing room on a stretcher Fri evening, and wasn't released until today. I had seen one report somewhere that said he had a fractured orbital bone. But that isn't the report from Holmgren.Most of the time players are sent home the next day after being checked out. So did he have a seizure, any eye problems in the lockerroom? He wasn't knocked unconscious on the play, so why then couldn't he have walked into the ambulance?I dunno, seems as if the Flyers are covering up some of the details. Anyone else think so?. Something is being covered up. I just don't know what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Any one think there is more to his injury than a typical concussion? First of all Downie left the game from the dressing room on a stretcher Fri evening, and wasn't released until today. I had seen one report somewhere that said he had a fractured orbital bone. But that isn't the report from Holmgren. Most of the time players are sent home the next day after being checked out. So did he have a seizure, any eye problems in the lockerroom? He wasn't knocked unconscious on the play, so why then couldn't he have walked into the ambulance? I dunno, seems as if the Flyers are covering up some of the details. Anyone else think so?.My thoughts exactly. He didn't look bad as he skated off the ice. Looked pretty steady on his feet (even after the punch) for a guy that just got a concussion. There is more to the injury than we are aware of. Probably had a little orbital bone reconstruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Knut Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 They looked good for a game or two here and there after those trades, but they haven't been truly compwtitive since. Not saying those trades are the reason for our current woes, but simply put, this team hasn't been the same since those trades. There are larger problems. It wasn't Richards, or carter, or even Bryz. This team needs a massive enema. Maybe then it can flush out the rotten core running the show. Well...We looked OK, maybe even better, coming out of the Richards Carter clear out dealsbut here we are.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Knut Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 It can't be good. Concussions are tricky things. They can result in things like Subdural hematomas. If he got worse later, they wouldn't let him walk to the ambulance for precautionary and insurance reasons at best at worst he wasn't conscious at the time. Unless Downie shot up in the locker room and overdosed, this is likely a very serious medical problem. My thoughts exactly. He didn't look bad as he skated off the ice. Looked pretty steady on his feet (even after the punch) for a guy that just got a concussion. There is more to the injury than we are aware of. Probably had a little orbital bone reconstruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Knut Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Which is amazingly somehow still better than the Rangers, Devils and islanders... Which would have meant something last year in the old configuration, but is useless now. We are piss mixed w fecal matter right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam1986 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Downie took a solid shot there. Give Volpatti credit for not beating him senseless once Downie said he was in trouble. That was very strange. Downie took the punch then instantly dropped his guard. Said something then Volpatti let him go. I wonder what he said?He said nice shot! Hey could of gone the other way and Flyer fans would of give a thumps up! Doesn't remember same thing happen to Derek Morris a few yrs ago? David Ling a smaller caught him good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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