Lindros still suffering concussion symptoms
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- Eric Lindros is still plagued by lingering headaches and won't return for the second round of the NHL playoffs if the Philadelphia Flyers advance past the Buffalo Sabres.
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The Flyers lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.
Lindros is recovering from a Grade II concussion. The American
Academy of Neurology recommends that athletes be symptom-free for
two weeks before resuming participation. Dr. James Kelly, a
neurologist who examined the Flyers center in Toronto last week,
said it will take "longer than two weeks."
"He is still having persistent headaches and once he's symptom
free, he has to get his endurance level up to speed and that's
going to take longer," Kelly told the Philadelphia Inquirer on
Tuesday.
Lindros was injured March 4 when he was hit in the jaw by
Boston's Hal Gill. He has missed 18 games, including the final 14 of the regular season.
After Lindros took himself out of the lineup, team doctors
diagnosed a Grade I concussion. Later, Kelly said Lindros had a
more serious concussion, prompting Lindros to criticize trainer
John Worley and team doctors for misdiagnosing the severity of his
injury.
As a result of the controversy, Lindros was stripped of his
captaincy last month in favor of defenseman Eric Desjardins.
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