Adarsh Sant Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Alex Burrows will not play in tonight's (Jan 2) game against the Colorado Avalanche because......he has a scratch in his eye (as per Canucks Twitter account)? I've seen some peculiar injuries in my time following the NHL but a scratch in someone's eye? Never. Also, wouldn't the scratch be on his eye? I imagine that a scratch in an eye is much worse than on an eye. Anyhow, Rodin will slide into the lineup. Thoughts? Line combos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 He would be one of the last players I'd want to lose just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Why is it so hard to believe? Yes, your actual eye can be scratched. It's happened to me before. It sucks, but with proper treatment you can recover quickly from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adarsh Sant Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: Why is it so hard to believe? Yes, your actual eye can be scratched. It's happened to me before. It sucks, but with proper treatment you can recover quickly from it. Not hard to believe. Just very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Must have happened when Patrick Maroon mugged Burrows after Mark Letestu "fell" on Markstrom. Opportunity of a life time for Anton to show what he can do with the two hottest Canucks atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I've scratched my eye before and it feels like you have something in it and it won't go away. The doctor gave me drops that numbed the eye so I couldn't feel it any more but I had to wear a patch for 24 hour, not a big deal injury wise but does affect vision for a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 An older hockey player, I believe Gordie Howe, had a scratch on his right eye that needed three stitches for. It's rare, but it still happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just now, Dumb Nuck said: I've scratched my eye before and it feels like you have something in it and it won't go away. The doctor gave me drops that numbed the eye so I couldn't feel it any more but I had to wear a patch for 24 hour, not a big deal injury wise but does affect vision for a day or two. You got an eye patch!? I'm jealous. All I got were the drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Stamkos said: An older hockey player, I believe Gordie Howe, had a scratch on his right eye that needed three stitches for. It's rare, but it still happens. I believe they mean he scratched his eyeball, they don't stitch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thLineGrinder Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 baertschi and rodin seem to have similar skillsets and i for one and excited to see where his game is at. Get well dragonslayer but lets see what rodin can do. He is starting on a line that can do some damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just now, HerrDrFunk said: You got an eye patch!? I'm jealous. All I got were the drops. I never wore it, if fact I did it at work and we were driving to Vegas that night so I took it off to drive. I was more or less fine but could notice a slight difference in vision, enough that at an NHL level I would be handicapped and probably better to rest it anyways for him, were not making the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: You got an eye patch!? I'm jealous. All I got were the drops. Some people just need an eye patch more than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtwentyfour Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 It's to bad for burr but I'm excited to see what Rodin can do. And that's who I wanted to see him with at the begging of the season. So blessing in disguise? GCG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 12 minutes ago, Dumb Nuck said: I believe they mean he scratched his eyeball, they don't stitch that. Better hope you don't get a pterygium in your eye then. I have a pterygium in one eye that they want to perform surgery on and part of the surgery includes: A common surgery uses your tissue from your conjunctiva or a placenta to fill the empty space after the lesion is gone. The growth is removed and the filler is glued or stitched onto the affected area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Scratched eyes suck. I've gotten concrete in mine and had it scratched, takes a couple weeks to fully heal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Adarsh Sant said: Alex Burrows will not play in tonight's (Jan 2) game against the Colorado Avalanche because......he has a scratch in his eye (as per Canucks Twitter account)? I've seen some peculiar injuries in my time following the NHL but a scratch in someone's eye? Never. Also, wouldn't the scratch be on his eye? I imagine that a scratch in an eye is much worse than on an eye. Anyhow, Rodin will slide into the lineup. Thoughts? Line combos? A scratch in the eye makes the eye water all the time and the eyelids constantly blink. Extremely uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 So who scratched Alex's eye and how come that person is not being vilified in the media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Rodin needs playing time and I'm interested to see him play with Horvat and Baertshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlinkas wrister Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Alex should have bitten that finger instead of allowing it to go into his eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeBee51 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 55 minutes ago, gurn said: So who scratched Alex's eye and how come that person is not being vilified in the media? Cause he's a maroon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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