As you know, he was involved in a collision in a game against the Canadiens' last Saturday primarily involving his head. There has been no official statement released if he has had a concussion, post-concussion symptoms, etc.
Apparently today he developed headaches while at practice which worsened as it continued. Obviously with a combination of impact to the head + headache a few days later makes everyone jump to a concern of concussion but it's really only speculation at this point. When it comes to concussions, it involves a full clinical history (especially the day of injury at the time of the collision and hours after) and likely a number of symptoms rather than just relying on headaches alone.
If there was no evidence of a concussion last Saturday AND if he only had an isolated bout of headaches today, it makes it very difficult to claim that a concussion is the most likely diagnosis. With that said, if he had a concussion on Saturday and he's developing symptoms with activity today, there obviously has to be concern they're related. Confused yet?
So either the Maple Leafs are trying to keep a concussion out of the spotlight, or Reimer just got some unrelated headaches today. Either way, they're playing it safe which is a very very good idea.
I'll write more if/when more details become available.
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