Penguins Release Official Statement Regarding Sidney Crosby

The Pittsburgh Penguins have release an official statement regarding Sidney Crosby.      After reading it, It seemed very positive.      After watching the Press Conference I did not feel near as positive.     Here is the official release below.

"An independent specialist contacted to review recent medical tests taken on Sidney Crosby found no evidence of a past or present neck fracture but verified that Crosby is suffering from a soft-tissue injury of the neck, that could be causing neurological symptoms.Dr. Alexander Vaccaro is a spinal trauma expert at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and co-director of the Spinal Cord Center at Thomas Jefferson University. He is past president of the American Spinal Injury Association.Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson, along with Penguins owner Mario Lemieux and CEO David Morehouse traveled Monday morning to Philadelphia, where Vaccaro reviewed a CAT Scan and MRI taken last week by Dr. Robert S. Bray in Los Angeles. Bray diagnosed a neck injury.Bray has treated Crosby with an injection to alleviate swelling in the C1-2 joint of the neck and will be overseeing his progression with therapists.Doctors say the symptoms of a soft-tissue neck injury are similar to concussion symptoms.Vaccaro, Bray and UPMC doctors all agree that Crosby is safe, the injury is treatable, and he will return to action when he is symptom-free."

After reading this, I felt better about his eventual return.    After listening to his answers, you could hear him trying to be encouraged.      He repeatedly was trying to sound encouraged about a possibility.       This is not a guarantee by any stretch.    Don’t get me wrong, I want to see Sidney Crosby back out on the ice.     I just think that this could be just one more road that could lead to another road that could lead to another possibility.

That is my take, please click this link and tell me you get a better feeling after hearing what he has to say.