Concussion symptoms return ruins Vancouver Canucks winger Daniel Sedin’s comeback hopes-NHL News
Vancouver Canucks’ left wing, Daniel Sedin, has suffered a setback to his prospects of a comeback to the line-up in the first round of the playoff series as the family of the player reported return of concussion symptoms following practice on Monday, April
09, 2012.
Canucks went into the first game of the Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Arena minus Sedin, which they lost with a two to four (2-4) goals margin.
Apparently, the team felt the absence of the winger very strongly, as he remains to be the leading scorer of the team in the regular season and the managers had pinned greater hopes on him for the playoffs.
Sedin seemed to be well on the course of recovery before the playoffs after missing out on nine games straight due to a concussion he had suffered into the later part of the regular season.
He had taken part in the full practice session on Monday with his teammates, which were excited and set hopes for his return by Wednesday.
The player himself said to be optimistic about his comeback and his chances were complimented with absence of disclosure from the player or team that he had experienced any symptoms in the aftermath.
Next day, he did not show up for practice and later appeared on the ice to skate for a while on his own. There were clear fears and doubts about his comeback then.
All those fears proved to be true when his father, Tommy Sedin, told a Swedish newspaper that his son had reported return of headaches following the training session he had a day earlier (Monday).
His disclosure to the local newspaper was confirmed by Canucks’ coach, Alain Vigneault, who said that the player will not join the squad in the next game after he did not show up for Wednesday’s morning practice and skating sessions.
The coach said:
"We've never talked about elements that we don't have in our lineup. We've always played with the guys that are healthy and capable of helping this team. That line is going to have to find a way to do what they do."
Vigneault refrained from speculating much about his injury. He particularly avoided taking any suggestion or question about the timeline of the player’s possible return.
Since the concussion problem carries with it the lingering symptoms problem for a longer period of time, it remains difficult to predict return of any player from the injury.
It is a major setback for the team, let alone the player himself. He, with 30 goals and 37 assists, before suffering concussion remains the leading scorer of the team.
His participation in the playoffs was seen to be even more crucial to the team’s victory chances, and as of the latest, there is no explainable solution to mend his absence.
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