Question for Sabres fans...

[You herd it hear last]

I've read thousands of posts on this website over the last 10 years or so but this is my first thread,

and ironically it's not even about the Bills.

 

Does anyone have data or can you provide some insight on the effects of concussions on hockey goaltenders

and the trajectory of their stats and careers after suffering one?

 

I'm assuming that a QB's performance suffers the most in all sports

due to their decision making process being compromised in some way.

 

Do/can concussions affect hand-eye coordination as well?

 

Are we going to see Miller start checking down?

(o.k. that's a joke, but you know what I mean)

 

and no, I don't know enough about hockey to join sabrespace.

 

Thanks in advance and I hope everyone has a great holiday season.

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

I've read thousands of posts on this website over the last 10 years or so but this is my first thread,

and ironically it's not even about the Bills.

 

Does anyone have data or can you provide some insight on the effects of concussions on hockey goaltenders

and the trajectory of their stats and careers after suffering one?

 

I'm assuming that a QB's performance suffers the most in all sports

due to their decision making process being compromised in some way.

 

Do/can concussions affect hand-eye coordination as well?

 

Are we going to see Miller start checking down?

(o.k. that's a joke, but you know what I mean)

 

and no, I don't know enough about hockey to join sabrespace.

 

Thanks in advance and I hope everyone has a great holiday season.

 

All I can really say is that this would be incredibly difficult to measure due to the changing attitudes about concussions. As recently as a decade ago, guys would just "get their bell rung" and get sent out there the next day. So basically, I would say that you can't develop statistical baselines for comparison to goalies in the past because, honestly, we don't know how many concussions they had.

 

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

[Taro T]

I've read thousands of posts on this website over the last 10 years or so but this is my first thread,

and ironically it's not even about the Bills.

 

Does anyone have data or can you provide some insight on the effects of concussions on hockey goaltenders

and the trajectory of their stats and careers after suffering one?

 

I'm assuming that a QB's performance suffers the most in all sports

due to their decision making process being compromised in some way.

 

Do/can concussions affect hand-eye coordination as well?

 

Are we going to see Miller start checking down?

(o.k. that's a joke, but you know what I mean)

 

and no, I don't know enough about hockey to join sabrespace.

 

Thanks in advance and I hope everyone has a great holiday season.

AFAIK, there is no good historical dataset geared towards goalies and concussions.

 

The NHL is trying to learn more about their impacts on all aspects of the game as we speak. They still don't have a particularly good dataset for players in general. The fact that there are only 2 goalies on a team and 18-21 skaters on the roster limit the amount of data available.

[Spun]

I've read thousands of posts on this website over the last 10 years or so but this is my first thread,

and ironically it's not even about the Bills.

 

Does anyone have data or can you provide some insight on the effects of concussions on hockey goaltenders

and the trajectory of their stats and careers after suffering one?

 

I'm assuming that a QB's performance suffers the most in all sports

due to their decision making process being compromised in some way.

 

Do/can concussions affect hand-eye coordination as well?

 

Are we going to see Miller start checking down?

(o.k. that's a joke, but you know what I mean)

 

and no, I don't know enough about hockey to join sabrespace.

 

Thanks in advance and I hope everyone has a great holiday season.

 

I cannot answer most of your questions Madtown but I can say that the NHL will be giving some serious attention to the fighters since a number of them have had serious concussion issues. Goalies are pretty well protected. Goalies tend to lose their skills because of aging (vision loss, slower reflexes).

 

It is an interesting first thread!

[Slayers]

I've read thousands of posts on this website over the last 10 years or so but this is my first thread,

and ironically it's not even about the Bills.

 

Does anyone have data or can you provide some insight on the effects of concussions on hockey goaltenders

and the trajectory of their stats and careers after suffering one?

 

I'm assuming that a QB's performance suffers the most in all sports

due to their decision making process being compromised in some way.

 

Do/can concussions affect hand-eye coordination as well?

 

Are we going to see Miller start checking down?

(o.k. that's a joke, but you know what I mean)

 

and no, I don't know enough about hockey to join sabrespace.

 

Thanks in advance and I hope everyone has a great holiday season.

 

 

I did not play pros but I was a goalie threw HS and some College in my time in the net I had 3 concussions from shots off the head. The equipment has come a very long way since I played wearing the same helmets that skaters wear only with a better mask. Today's masks have less flat spots on them which is better when you get hit in the head with a puck there is also a lot more padding and technology has helped a great deal.

 

Miller should be fine when he comes back into the net he might not go as far out to play the puck or anything but as for his game you may see some shying away from higher shots at first until he can't dodge 1 and it goes off his mask

 

I can tell you that after my second shot off the helmet I was a little shell shocked and would move my head a lot more trying to get out of the way then I used too and now that I am older and having suffered a lot more concussions I can say I will stay take a shot or 2 off my mask and I have not noticed anything wrong with my reflexes not to say that as I get older and older it might change.