NHL Player Diagnosed with a Stroke - Comments

@ semisweet.
Um, NO!! But you should totes message it to me so that we can giggle about it.

@ serendipity;
have you seen the gifs of Tazer drinking Gatorade with his pinky up like the classy little french canadian cutie he is?

@ semisweet.
Don't feel dumb at all! It's a teeny icon, and she's not even showing her face proper! :)

@ serendipity;
wow. you'd think I'd recognize Selena Gomez. I feel dumb now.

@ semisweet.
We comin' for you, we gonna find you!! xD

And sadly, that is not me. It's Selena Gomez. I wish I were half as gorgeous as she is!

@ serendipity;
oh yes. road trip! Colorado here we come! you can run, max talbot, but you cannot hide!

side note: I love your new icon. is that you? very pretty

@ semisweet.

I'll have to keep that in mind. If I take an extra day on my trip, I may have to check it out. I say we kidnap him and force him back. Seems to be the only logical answer to this problem.

@ serendipity;
there actually are nice parts of philly. olde town is super pretty and has lots of fun shops and bars. it's also in the same kind of area as what they call the gayborhood so it has a lot of fun bars and it's just neat. but some parts of philly are super dangerous and just not nice.

awesome! I've always wanted to visit Pittsburgh! Max definitely needs to come back. he was like the older brother to the team. so much that I wanted him to be my brother. aw, Maxime.

@ semisweet.
I don't blame you. I've never been, but I've heard loads of bad things about Philly from people who've visited. But I'm sure there's good parts to it as well. I'm visiting Pittsburgh soon, but sadly won't have enough time to check out Philly. But yes, Max needs to come back to Pittsburgh. His bromances with the guys were so precious.

Hey, no judgment here! I've hardly seen any Pens games this season- I only see them when they're on NBC or the NHL Network since I'm too cheap to pay for the whole online thingy to watch games.

@ serendipity;
UM PRETTY SURE WE DID! why is there no high five smiley? mibba, get on that! but yes. I love my Chicago babies. although I've been a crap fan this season. I can't watch games where I live anyway but I haven't even been following them online really. oops. Colorado? really? how random? he should definitely come back to the Pens. pretty please, Maxime? and yeah. I am ashamed to be from Philly (well, I'm not from Philly, but it's the closest major city so...) all our sports teams SUCK. so I chose new ones

@ semisweet.
DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS? I think so! I'm a huge Blackhawks/Pens fan. Obligatory Hawks fan cause of where I live, and I just can't help but adore the Pens. I will always love Max as well, even though it's so awkward that he's in Colorado now? I think? I still can't believe he played for Philly.

@ serendipity;
yes! the blackhawks are my babies! I have a soft spot for the penguins, too. and max talbot even though I was mad when he sold out and played for Philly. which is funny because Philly is my hometown team hah.

@ semisweet.
It's really sad. I can't imagine... Such a scary diagnosis.

Are you a hockey fan!? Cause if you like both hockey and one direction, I'm pretty sure we are soul sisters.

oh my god! I knew he had problems with repeated head injuries but wow! poor kris! his poor wife! I just... wow. so sad.

@ corey crawford
Yeah. Stuff like this just worries me because I know the mentality of athletes. They're always pushing themselves, and sometimes they push too far. I just hope this time the medical staff is a bit more careful and precise with making sure he's 100% okay.

@ serendipity;
I agree with you 100%. I think I read that doctor's statement too but I couldn't remember it exactly. I'd rather have Letang retire now and live happily and healthy with his family than risk it. Would it be sad to lose a player of his magnitude? Yes. He's having an off season, but he's still an amazing player on a great team. But whatever choice he makes, I will stand by him. I hope that he can get the hole fixed and continue his career but I'd rather him be alive to see his little boy grow up. Even if he did retire, he could still be an announcer or something along those lines.

@ corey crawford

Exactly. I didn't really include this in the article (since it was based more so on opinion and not fact) but a Pittsburgh doctor spoke about the situation, and said basically that Letang would have to have heart surgery to repair the hole if he were able to safely play hockey again. It's either that or take the blood thinners, and he can't play hockey on blood thinners. But exactly; the fact that he's only four years older than us is scary. I really hope that this will not negatively impact him for the rest of his life. I hope, if the case is right, he can get the surgery and it will really help him. If he is physically able to return to hockey, great, but I really hope he doesn't force himself to come back.

It's so scary to hear that any NHL player suffered something so life changing. So many people on Tumblr and FaceBook keep asking when he'll return but I'm just concerned with if he SHOULD return. I don't want him to feel obligated to come back if there is a likelihood that another stroke could happen. It's scary to think that at 26 years old, only 4 years my senior, he suffered a stroke.