O'Sullivan quotes
On his injury from taking a puck in the face Saturday ...
``I might be able to keep the teeth, so that's a good thing. They came out when I got hit. During the game, they put them back in. Yesterday they checked to see if the teeth are going to live or if they will need to be pulled. There's a crack in one of the roots, so that one might die. That's five teeth in a year, so hopefully it stops.''
``I have to wear that mask, which I'm not thrilled about. The bone is broken up here (pointing above lip and below nose on right side of his face) so that's the main concern. I'm going to be going (back to the dentist) probably once or twice a week for three-to-four months. It's part of the process, I guess. The main thing is hopefully the teeth they put back in won't die.''
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now thats a true hockey player.
Can you ask him why he doesn't wear a mouthguard? I would think when he lost a few teeth before, he'd want to wear a mouthguard.
Typical badass hockey player. You can bet if it was guy from the NBA losing a few teeth he'd already be on the back 9.
Rich,
Can you speculate if O'Sullivan is one of the players that's gonna be placed on a new line.
Personally, I don't think much of this so-called energy line. It sounds like an add from "Gatorade".
all i have to say ouch!
just reading about it makes me hurt
Can you ask him why he doesn't wear a mouthguard? I would think when he lost a few teeth before, he'd want to wear a mouthguard.
Mouthguards are designed to protect the brain from concussions. They do very little to protect the teeth from serious strikes by pucks and sticks.
I feel O'Sullivan pain having spent my afternoon having a broken front tooth removed and the area around it worked on. Hang in there Patty.