![]() ![]() In the extreme, there are plenty of examples of the exploitation of extremely damaged, socially maladjusted young men - as in the Mike Tyson story. But the extreme violence of football makes good use of them as well (one big difference: the penalty for "losing it" during a football game, the way it hurts a team's chances, tends to keep all of that aggression within an approved framework).Īnd though the guys who actually fight for a living, boxers and martial artists, can be cool and rational inside the ring and out, they still need to be willing to cross a line that most of us won't. It's not only hockey - though because hockey continues to allow players to enforce their own extra-legal "code," because it tolerates fighting and intimidation tactics and because it doesn't explicitly prohibit shots to the head, it has a particular need for those willing to do what would get you arrested in any other forum. The uncomfortable truth, though, is that what might make you troubled in other circumstances and what might make you dangerous on the street or in a barroom, can make you all the more valuable in sports. There were mitigating, human-interest circumstances, the fact that he persevered despite a hearing impairment, and especially the trauma of his childhood, when he saw his father die in a car accident.īut watching Downie play, watching him occasionally snap, you couldn't help but wonder what was going on in his head. Sure he tends to cross boundaries - bullying a teammate and fighting with him in practice while a member of the Windsor Spitfires losing it on the ice several times and being suspended. To stick at that level, he'd have to show them something else. The hockey skills that were enough to make him a scorer in junior hockey probably wouldn't carry over to the NHL. Check the GAMEDAY blog post for the line combinations and defense pairings.In camp with the Flyers this fall, Downie is life and death to make the team. Holmgren says Lecavalier is more sore on side of his face.īecause of the injuries and being beaten by a touchdown Friday night, the Flyers have shaken up their lineup. He has a "facial contusion," but no lost teeth as some outlets have reported. Lecavalier left the game after his fight with Steve Oleksy in the third period. Vinny Lecavalier, on the other hand, is expected to return to the Flyers lineup Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Tye McGinn, who was called up from the Adirondack Phantoms after scoring two goals in the AHL Friday night, might be around a while. There is no timeline for his return to the lineup. You watch them and see what happens over a period of time."ĭespite reports, the Flyers winger does not have a broken orbital bone. ![]() That's why people here are so careful with head injuries. ![]() ![]() "I can speak form experience on this – sometimes you get late reactions on that. "He's better today, but last night the reason we took him to the hospital was the way he was responding. It sounds like Holmgren is bracing himself for what might be a particularly bad concussion for Downie. Downie, 26, left the game after he surrendered in a fight with Washington's Aaron Volpatti in the second period of Friday night's 7-0 massacre of a loss to the Capitals.ĭownie was taken to the hospital in an ambulance more than two hours after his fight when the game was long over. Steve Downie has a concussion and is expected to be released from the hospital Sunday, according to Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren. NEWARK - Two games since making a trade and the Flyers are set to face the New Jersey Devils while their new acquisition is still in Pennsylvania Hospital. Steve Downie was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital late Friday night after his second-period fight. ![]()
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