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I'm 30 and not a professional athlete. I'm 157-162lbs at 5'8", so just UNDER "overweight". Best shape of my life. Lost 35lbs since January (was diagnosed with hypertriglyceridemia, and said F that). Just had sinusplasty on 11/8. COVID on 11/11. Between the surgery recovery and the 'VID, the last four weeks have SUCKED. I still have massive congestion, loss of smell, and brain fog. Missed out on Thanksgiving. But I don't regret not getting vaccinated. Because if we knew that it was safe long-term, Pfizer and the others wouldn't still have immunity from lawsuits. That just makes me feel uneasy, like they aren't actually 100% sure there won't be issues 10 years from now. And how could they??? There aren't 10-year longitudinal studies yet. How many of these athletes got it only because they were essentially coerced? "Get it or you have to do all these extra steps and can't go to Canada." The vaccine stops you from having severe symptoms... but so does being a professional athlete, with access to the best medicine money can buy, and being in elite physical shape. Maybe an offensive or defensive lineman in the NFL is high risk, but I seriously don't understand the outrage towards athletes who don't want to get vaccinated. These guys have less risk than anyone. And like Bertuzzi, I also got COVID from someone who was vaccinated. Someone who was adamant they couldn't possibly be sick with covid because they're vaccinated. Must be allergies. Then we were both ill with it. Just dumb. Let people make their choices for their health. Not just physical, but mental health too.

"Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry?"

And what's stupid is that, if he does have it, he will still have to sit out games in Canada once he's over it, unless he still gets vaccinated. Even though he would then have acquired natural immunity.

Dont misunderstand. I am not anti-vax at all. I just don't like being told to "listen to science" and then treating people who have acquired immunity thru infection differently. It makes no sense. Science says vax or infection leads to immunity. That is what should be followed. A recovered CoVid 19 patient is not any more or any less likely to be reinfected or spread the illness than a vaccinated person. And they are just as protected from it as a vaccinated patient. That is what science says, but not policy. And that hypocrisy creates a distrust of the vaccine, which is harmful.

I think the Leafs are still waiting for theirs in the 97 Larry Murphy to Detroit trade.....

Houston Problems

https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-riding-rookie-class-to-success/c-328600838 Finally it´s fun again to be a Red Wings fan. The articles you get to read are sort of refreshing, the moaning becomes less and there´s an atmosphere of departure. There´s a lot to like about our future.

Oomph. This didn't age well. But, of course, his unvaccinated status is all any of the news outlets are leading with. Never mind he had numerous teammates out with it first AND a couple teams with OUTBREAKS among the vaccinated that resulted in postponed games.

That's an insult to my underwear.

They don't have Jeff Blashill as their coach.

Personally, I prefer: "Quebec Nordiques"

Gunslinger? Hitman? I just assumed he was in a ska band.

Seider-Raymond-Edvinsson is a better trio than any other team has drafted over the last 3 years.