hf101 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Wow. how unfortunate. Poile was struck by deflected Shea Weber pass during the Predators’ morning skate at Xcel Energy Center on Feb. 6, resulting in a fractured orbital bone and nose. He underwent a pair of surgeries in Minnesota — which ruled out traveling to Sochi — and has subsequently undergone a third procedure (eye-related) to allow for further evaluation of his injury.“I sort of knew at the beginning – I got hit and it kind of felt wrong,” he explained. “When I was in Minneapolis they did the operations and said, ‘We’re going to have to send you to Nashville to a specialist.’“You knew that there was something and, of course, I’ve never been able to see out of it since then.” http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/20/u-s-gm-poile-lost-vision-in-right-eye-after-getting-hit-by-puck/related/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 @hf101 I've been saying I should wear a visor for 30 years...probably wait til I lose an eye to don one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Tough news. Poile must really be a hands on GM if he was on the ice or bench during a practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Always had a lot of respect for that guy, sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Always had a lot of respect for that guy, sad news. ..he traded us Hartnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 @Samifan Well, besides that.....LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Tough news.Poile must really be a hands on GM if he was on the ice or bench during a practice.He wasn't on the ice in fact they say he was waaay up the tunnel when he got hit by a crazy errant puck...it was fate when you get hit like that. Sad to hear I hope in time he gets his vision back. Edited February 24, 2014 by OccamsRazor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 He wasn't on the ice in fact they say he was waaay up the tunnel when he got hit by a crazy errant puck...it was fate when you get hit like that. Sad to hear I hope in time he gets his vision back. Fate? Call it what you want....everybody knows it was The Hockey Gods wreaking vengeance upon him for matching Webers offersheet. Contracts that stupid belong on one team and one team only! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 this is sad, i'm sorry to see it i like Mr Poile.however in my view new content page, this pops up right above "the green stuff" thread which is kind of funny and... maybe could be beneficial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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