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Old 10-18-2011, 12:09 PM
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Andy McDonald Out Indefinitely With Another Concussion

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ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues were hoping for some good news. Instead, they got exactly what they feared.

Forward Andy McDonald has been diagnosed with a concussion by team doctor Rick Wright, his second in 10 months and the fifth of his career. He's been placed on injured reserve and will be out indefinitely.

The injury occurred at the end of the second period of Thursday's 3-2 loss in Dallas.

McDonald was hurt during a scrum in which he was bumped from behind by teammate Nikita Nikitin, then caught a clean hit from the Stars' Vernon Fiddler that caught McDonald in the head. Then teammate David Backes came in trying to defend McDonald from the Stars' Adam Burish, and Backes' forearm along with McDonald's stick simultaneously caught McDonald's chin and head.
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Old 10-18-2011, 12:33 PM
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Blues are snake bitten with injuries again. I hope this one isn't as bad as Perrons.
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Old 10-18-2011, 01:17 PM
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As sure as Rick Di Pietro getting hurt, Andy McDonald will find his way to IR with a concussion issue.

Time to start looking at life after hockey, Andy.

Not only for the people around you, but yourself most importantly.
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Old 10-23-2011, 05:14 PM
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That's too bad, I loved him as a player here in Cincinnati (AHL) the couple of years he was here & was glad to see that he was just as productive with the big club. His problem over the years is that he's been just too fragile. It's sad but it probably is time to hang them up after all these concussions. Lifelong mental issues aren't worth the risk at this point.
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Old 10-24-2011, 12:41 PM
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The way it happened sounds pretty comical, any video of it?
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