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Afternoon Line- Erik Lief On The NHL And Concussions

04/16/2018 at 4:05pm EDT

Apparently, there's little doubt that Bettman's public denials are strategic, so as not to expose the NHL to a flood of litigation from injured former players and the families of late players, a scenario that eventually swamped the NFL to the tune of roughly $1 Billion. But considering how much we continually learn about the effects of hits to the head, brain trauma and CTE, it's now fair to ask: How much longer can Bettman keep up this ostrich routine?

-Erik Lief of the American Council On Science And Health where you can read more on the concussion topic.

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