I was watching the Sabres game today and...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Panthers forward Richard Zednik was taken to a Buffalo hospital after he suffered a deep cut on the right side of his neck while being struck by a teammate's skate during the third period of Florida's 5-3 loss to the Sabres on Sunday night.
Zednik was behind the play and skating into the right corner of the Sabres' zone when teammate Olli Jokinen was upended by Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell. Jokinen fell head-first to the ice, and his right leg flew up and struck Zednik directly on the side of the neck.
Zednik was clutching his neck as he immediately raced to the Florida bench, leaving a long trail of blood. A Sabres trainer jumped on the ice to apply a towel across the player's neck, and Zednik was immediately escorted to the Panthers' dressing room.
The crowd stood in applause after the Sabres announced over the P.A. system that Zednik was in stable condition.
Play was stopped for more than 15 minutes as crews scraped the blood from the ice.
Prior to resuming the game, referee Bill McCreary and Panthers coach Jacques Martin consulted in the tunnel outside the Panthers' dressing room.
Sabres general manager Darcy Regier was also spotted talking with NHL vice president Colin Campbell. Campbell, the league's director of hockey operations, attended the game in part because his son, Gregory Campbell, plays for the Panthers.
video on this site shows the hit
I watched this live.. It was really scary watching this. There was a puddle of blood on the ice where he fell, and a trail of blood all the way from the net to the bench. I thought he was going to to die. I haven't found a video that shows the blood yet.. it was really bad though.
Full video:
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Panthers forward Richard Zednik was taken to a Buffalo hospital after he suffered a deep cut on the right side of his neck while being struck by a teammate's skate during the third period of Florida's 5-3 loss to the Sabres on Sunday night.
Zednik was behind the play and skating into the right corner of the Sabres' zone when teammate Olli Jokinen was upended by Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell. Jokinen fell head-first to the ice, and his right leg flew up and struck Zednik directly on the side of the neck.
Zednik was clutching his neck as he immediately raced to the Florida bench, leaving a long trail of blood. A Sabres trainer jumped on the ice to apply a towel across the player's neck, and Zednik was immediately escorted to the Panthers' dressing room.
The crowd stood in applause after the Sabres announced over the P.A. system that Zednik was in stable condition.
Play was stopped for more than 15 minutes as crews scraped the blood from the ice.
Prior to resuming the game, referee Bill McCreary and Panthers coach Jacques Martin consulted in the tunnel outside the Panthers' dressing room.
Sabres general manager Darcy Regier was also spotted talking with NHL vice president Colin Campbell. Campbell, the league's director of hockey operations, attended the game in part because his son, Gregory Campbell, plays for the Panthers.
video on this site shows the hit
I watched this live.. It was really scary watching this. There was a puddle of blood on the ice where he fell, and a trail of blood all the way from the net to the bench. I thought he was going to to die. I haven't found a video that shows the blood yet.. it was really bad though.
Full video:
Last edited by Runs_with_sciss0rs (2008-02-10 19:07:24)
