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 Sunday, March 26
Carl Lindros wants to let issue die
 
Associated Press

  PHILADELPHIA -- Eric Lindros' father said Sunday his son will not sue the Philadelphia Flyers for their failure to immediately diagnose a serious concussion.

Lindros' relationship with the Flyers worsened last week when he criticized the team's medical staff for not recognizing his symptoms and allowing him to play four games after he was injured on March 4.

"We just want to let the whole thing die," said Carl Lindros, who also is his son's agent. "Our biggest concern is Eric getting better and getting back. Eric is feeling better."

James Kelly, a neurologist at Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago, diagnosed Lindros with a Grade II concussion Tuesday after the team captain was originally believed to have had a Grade I concussion, the least-severe category.

Kelly said the Flyers star would have immediately been diagnosed with a Grade II concussion, which can cause memory loss and require a longer recovery time, had the team's medical staff followed the American Academy of Neurology guidelines.

"Eric's concussion should have been identified as a Grade II concussion at the time, based on his being stunned by the blow, the visual disturbance he described, and the onset of nausea and vomiting with headache, within minutes of the injury," Kelly said in a fax sent to Carl Lindros on Friday and distributed to reporters this weekend.

Flyers general manager Bob Clarke, who has stood by the team's medical staff, said Sunday he has not seen the fax. Clarke would not comment on the situation other than to say the team would not name an interim captain.

Lindros will miss the rest of the regular season and at least the first round of the playoffs.

Clarke also said Sunday the team "absolutely" will make a qualifying offer to Lindros, who is in the final year of a one-year, $8.5 million contract. The qualifying offer would prevent Lindros from becoming an unrestricted free agent, meaning the Flyers would receive five first-round picks if he signs elsewhere.

Clarke said he's eager to see Lindros return to the ice "because he can help our club," not to increase his trade value.

 


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 Eric Lindros says he's disappointed.
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