Sidney Crosby has a concussion and is seeing the leading specialists on concussions. Go figure, the best player on the planet with a concussion is seeing the best doctors specializing in brain injuries. At least we heard it from Sid and his representation. The article goes on to say that Sid is expected back in the city in the next few weeks. This cannot come as a shock to anyone because if anyone thought Crosby or his representation is hiding information from the Penguins or anyone, is misguided. Sid and his representation were basically forced into releasing this statement as speculation began to run rampant throughout the media and the internet. It is easy to agree with Sid's camp on how they handled this during the offseason, because they still do not know Sid's status. If they provided information regularly, the speculation would have been even worse than it is.
Sid had this to say:
“I appreciate all the support I’ve received from my family, friends, teammates and fans and from the entire Penguins organization,” Crosby said. “I know they only want the best for my health, and for me to be fully ready when I return to game action
His agent Pat Brisson had some quotes as well:
We always knew this was going to be a progressive recovery – based on how he felt,” said Pat Brisson, Crosby’s agent. “With a concussion, there is not a finite recovery period like with a shoulder injury or a knee injury. That’s why we’ve never even set a specific goal for a return date like the start of training camp or Oct. 1 or anything else. He will play when he is symptom free.”
“We’ve had him see leading specialists because we want to make sure he gets the best care possible,” Brisson said. “The Penguins always encourage their players to get second and third medical opinions and have been very supportive of this. And we’ve been talking to Ray Shero every step of the way.”
“We would appreciate patience and understanding at this time,” Brisson said. “There has been a lot of speculation swirling over the past several weeks. We wish we could provide more specific details about Sidney’s recovery, but a concussion is a different kind of injury. It’s not something you can check with an x-ray. And you can’t predict a precise recovery period. It’s all about the way he feels.
You can find the entire article here.
Now we can go back to whatever summer we have left, and ignore these so called reports out of Canada with "sources" saying Sid is not going to be ready for the season. Clearly, he may not be, but we will know whenever Sid and the Penguins tell us whether Sid can lace them up come mid-September. During The Pond's season preview coming up in the next few days, we will give our thoughts on the Penguins without Sidney Crosby.
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