The Quiet Room: Khokhlachev’s Kidney Laceration

Did you know you can lacerate your kidney? Well, you can. But you’d rather not.

The Quiet Room: Doug Murray’s broken throat

San Jose’s Douglas Murray broke his Adam’s apple. Holy CRAP.

The Quiet Room: Sudden Cardiac Arrest

I’ve been remiss in cross-posting Backhand Shelf posts here. As such, prepare for a couple of months worth of (now likely factually incorrect) posts.

First up: Why you should learn CPR.

The Quiet Room: Sidney Crosby’s Neck “Abnormality”

 

Last week the Penguins once again let slip just enough info to be annoying, stating only that Sid Crosby had a neck “abnormality”. Speculation ran wild (and annoyed the crap out of me), so I took a stab at a little speculation of my own.

The Quiet Room’s All-Hurt All-Stars: Forwards

 

Okay, this is actually my latest post. I finish up my All-Hurt All-Stars with the forwards. I also explain why Crosby, Savard, and Lappy aren’t on the team.

The Quiet Room’s All-Hurt All-Stars: Defencemen

 

Or defensemen. I couldn’t decide which I liked better. Something I know I like: The fact that despite being injured approximately every five minutes, Sami Salo is still pretty good at that hockey stuff. Check out my latest post at the Backhand Shelf, where I pick an All-Star team of dudes that can’t stay healthy.

The Quiet Room’s All-Hurt All-Stars: Goalies

 

Shortly after this post went live, it was announced that Rick DiPietro was out for the season for sports hernia repair. NOT MY FAULT.

The Quiet Room: Pancake injuries are a real thing

Dustin Penner of the LA Kings hurt his back eating pancakes. And that’s a real thing.

The Quiet Room Explained

 

Just in case you wondered what kind of concussion assessment happens in the quiet room.

The Quiet Room: Buffalo is pretty good (at getting injured).

A bonus post wherein I take a look at Buffalo’s injury woes.