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Boyd takes no chances with flu
Vicki Hall, Calgary Herald
Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Dustin Boyd can't say for certain whether he waged battle this week with the dreaded H1N1 flu virus.
But the Calgary Flames centre can--and does--sympathize with all those Canadians stuck by themselves at home for fear of spreading something nasty to their friends and co-workers.
"I just lay in bed for four straight days," Boyd said Friday after his first practice back with the National Hockey League team. "I just had all these Lysol wipes--wiping everything down.
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"The Xbox is upstairs, and I didn't want to leave my room. So I just watched my TV."
Boyd said he has not undergone tests to determine the exact strain of flu that crunched him harder than a bodycheck from Edmonton Oilers enforcer Steve MacIntyre.
But the symptoms sound awfully similar to those of the so-called swine flu that has thousands of people lined up for hours to get immunized at five clinics around Calgary.
"On Sunday, I just had a little cough," said Boyd, 23. "By Sunday night, was just like a normal flu. Cough, fever, chills, body ache, headache--that kind of stuff.
"No puking or anything, so it was all right."
Boyd hopes to be in the lineup tonight against the Detroit Red Wings after sitting out Wednesday in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
"I feel good," said Boyd, who skated by himself Thursday. "I'm a little tired from not skating for a while, but today I feel pretty good."
Three NHL players --Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj, Edmonton defenceman Ladislav Smid and Washington winger Quintin Laing-- have H1N1. Islanders centre Doug Weight has also battled the virus. The Columbus Blue Jackets figure Kristian Huselius dealt with it several weeks back.
So Boyd took no chances when he woke up from a nap Sunday and felt just terrible.
His roommate, Eric Nystrom, moved in temporarily with winger David Moss and his family.
"He brought me some soup one day," Boyd said. "Left it outside the house. Chicken noodle. It was really good."
Nystrom dropped off the soup without even saying hello.
"I didn't even go in that place," he said. "The door was closed. I just put it on the front handle of the door, rang the doorbell and left.
"I left him water, Gatorade and some Campbell's soup. That's what he asked for, or else I wouldn't have done it."
Nystrom moved back in Thursday night.
"It's good to be back," he said. "I slept in my own bed last night. Very enjoyable. Had my own stuff. It was nice. I'm happy he was feeling better, so I could get back in there."
On a serious note, Nystrom is happy to have his roomie back as the centreman on the fourth line. In 10 games, Boyd has two goals and six points.
"He's been playing well, so he's got some confidence," he said. "It's good to have him back in there. Nobody likes to be away from the rink, so I'm sure he's excited to be back in there."
Excited doesn't begin to describe it.
"It's nice to be back in the room," he said. "That was a tough five days doing nothing."
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Vicki Hall, Calgary Herald
Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Dustin Boyd can't say for certain whether he waged battle this week with the dreaded H1N1 flu virus.
But the Calgary Flames centre can--and does--sympathize with all those Canadians stuck by themselves at home for fear of spreading something nasty to their friends and co-workers.
"I just lay in bed for four straight days," Boyd said Friday after his first practice back with the National Hockey League team. "I just had all these Lysol wipes--wiping everything down.
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"The Xbox is upstairs, and I didn't want to leave my room. So I just watched my TV."
Boyd said he has not undergone tests to determine the exact strain of flu that crunched him harder than a bodycheck from Edmonton Oilers enforcer Steve MacIntyre.
But the symptoms sound awfully similar to those of the so-called swine flu that has thousands of people lined up for hours to get immunized at five clinics around Calgary.
"On Sunday, I just had a little cough," said Boyd, 23. "By Sunday night, was just like a normal flu. Cough, fever, chills, body ache, headache--that kind of stuff.
"No puking or anything, so it was all right."
Boyd hopes to be in the lineup tonight against the Detroit Red Wings after sitting out Wednesday in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
"I feel good," said Boyd, who skated by himself Thursday. "I'm a little tired from not skating for a while, but today I feel pretty good."
Three NHL players --Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj, Edmonton defenceman Ladislav Smid and Washington winger Quintin Laing-- have H1N1. Islanders centre Doug Weight has also battled the virus. The Columbus Blue Jackets figure Kristian Huselius dealt with it several weeks back.
So Boyd took no chances when he woke up from a nap Sunday and felt just terrible.
His roommate, Eric Nystrom, moved in temporarily with winger David Moss and his family.
"He brought me some soup one day," Boyd said. "Left it outside the house. Chicken noodle. It was really good."
Nystrom dropped off the soup without even saying hello.
"I didn't even go in that place," he said. "The door was closed. I just put it on the front handle of the door, rang the doorbell and left.
"I left him water, Gatorade and some Campbell's soup. That's what he asked for, or else I wouldn't have done it."
Nystrom moved back in Thursday night.
"It's good to be back," he said. "I slept in my own bed last night. Very enjoyable. Had my own stuff. It was nice. I'm happy he was feeling better, so I could get back in there."
On a serious note, Nystrom is happy to have his roomie back as the centreman on the fourth line. In 10 games, Boyd has two goals and six points.
"He's been playing well, so he's got some confidence," he said. "It's good to have him back in there. Nobody likes to be away from the rink, so I'm sure he's excited to be back in there."
Excited doesn't begin to describe it.
"It's nice to be back in the room," he said. "That was a tough five days doing nothing."
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