“I looked and it didn’t look right,” Ryan said. “Like, his chest wasn’t moving.”
The use of the word "Like," shows how hard it is for people like Ryan to recall of the situation, more than likely because they feel like the situation wasn't happening; as if it was surreal.
The N.H.L. formed a concussion-prevention program in 1997. In 2010, it banned blindside hits to the head. In March, the league altered its treatment protocol, requiring teams to examine all suspected concussions in a “quiet” room, away from the bench.
As it seems that there is a movement for there being a safer environment for NHL players, could there be a potential chance that they could go for a safer route in the future and just ban fights in general.
“I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out,”
This kind of joke appeals to those who don't really like the game aspect of hockey and more of the fans who look forward to seeing the fighting aspect of hockey, as there are certain fans who go to the games mostly for the fights.
There is no incentive to display weakness. Most enforcers do not acknowledge concussions, at least until they retire.
Why don't players who suffer from these injuries sit out in order to have their injuries heal? Derek should've known that by playing that the injury could be furthered, causing for damage.
but assorted misfits he befriended at school. He went to action movies with Mike and tagged along on family outings. He helped run the birthday party when the Tobins’ twin daughters turned 5 and had a giant bounce house in the front yard.
The article names simple activities that regular kids would do, but since Derek didn't have this many opportunities to do this as a kid, these are big moments for him and they are memories that he will more than likely always remember
Boogaard rarely complained about the toll — the crumpled and broken hands, the aching back and the concussions that nobody cared to count. But those who believe Boogaard loved to fight have it wrong. He loved what it brought: a continuation of an unlikely hockey career. And he loved what it meant: vengeance against a lifetime of perceived doubters and the gratitude of teammates glad that he would do a job they could not imagine.
This really shows Boogard's passion for the game, as he didn't care about injuries and would play for the fun of the game. He knew the toll of what would happen to his body, but he ignored it because he knew that his passion for the game is what he cares about the most.
Some holes are easier to patch than others.
This sentence really means a lot in a physical sense and also a mental kind of sense. The team itself is trying to fill the holes of whom of which they not not have proficient enough players to play at, and also the players themselves have their own holes trying to be patched up by themselves, most of those holes being caused emotionally.