Free agent forward Paul Kariya will not play next season after being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome. The decision was announced Friday through a release from his agent. Don Baizley said in a statement that the decision was reached after Kariya was examined by concussion specialist Dr. Mark Lovell. The 35-year-old spent the last three seasons with the St. Louis Blues. He had 18 goals and 25 assists last season. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5504986
This is the reason why no one was going after him that hard this offseason. Sucks for Kariya, hope he can play next season, but in a sweater that is not from St. Louis.
