I'm confused as to why people think that because he was able to play soon after the incident, that he wasn't in pain at the time. How does one exclude the other?
I took a slap shot last summer to my ankle on the 1st shift that felt like my ankle was shattered. I was in a ton of pain, but adrenaline took over and I finished the game. I could barely walk for weeks afterwards. My ankle was swollen like a balloon and I have the pics to prove it.
Other times I have smacked my head on the ice and I figured I was surely dead, but injury didn't occur and I was also able to continue soon after the pain subsided. How is this so uncommon?