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February 12, 2020
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Glad to see he is up and lucid; that shit is scary as hell. Back in high school, one of my teammates collapsed on the bench like that. Turns out he had a collapsed lung. Had there not been several doctors present at the rink (hockey parents tend to have money), he would have likely died on the bench (at 17).
posted by tahoemoj at 02:19 PM on February 12, 2020
Today is kind of a good news / bad news day in Ohio.
- The NFL has reinstated Myles Garrett.
- Rep. Jim Jordan has been more definitively tied to the coverup of the sexual abuse scandal in the Ohio State athletic department.
It is up to the individual to decide which of these is good news and which is bad news.
posted by beaverboard at 04:57 PM on February 12, 2020
Hoping Bouwmeester is ok. Earlier last year it looked like he was done but sure rediscovered his game and has been a big part of the Blues recent success.
As for Garrett perhaps he has learned a lesson and plays within the bounds of the game. He has generational level talent and I'd hate to see him become the next Burfict.
Jordan is a career scumbag .. and model member of his political party.
posted by cixelsyd at 06:11 PM on February 12, 2020
If this is the end of Bouwmeester's career, he's had a hell of a good one.
He's one of the few hockey players to win the grand slam (Olympic gold medal, World Championship gold medal, World/Canada Cup gold medal, Stanley Cup championship), and he also won a silver and a bronze at the World Junior Championship.
That's a successful career.
posted by grum@work at 07:14 PM on February 12, 2020
Bouwmeester alert and undergoing tests after collapsing on St. Louis Blues' bench during game vs. Anaheim