Puck Slapping Maple Sucker Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik underwent surgery to close a deep gash on the right side of his neck and was in stable condition Sunday night after he was cut by a teammate's skate during a game in Buffalo. "The surgery was successful and he's resting comfortably in the hospital," Panthers spokesman Brian Goldman said. Blood gushed from Zednik's neck after he was hurt midway through the third period of Buffalo's 5-3 victory, creating a frightening moment that delayed the game for about 15 minutes. There was also a brief discussion about postponing the game altogether. Zednik was behind the play and skating into the right corner of the Sabres' zone, when teammate Olli Jokinen was upended by Sabres forward Clarke MacArthur. Jokinen fell head-first to the ice, and his right leg flew up and struck Zednik directly on the side of the neck... Full Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I hope he can make a full recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyMerkin Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Ouch...now that sounds ghastly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Happy Gilmore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Slapping Maple Sucker Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 It's great to hear that he'll be alright and I was quite scared, because I watched and knew of Zednik since he was with my Habs for five seasons. This is the third time this year that a player took a skate to the throat, but it never looked this bad since it happened to a Sabres goalie back in '89, which also took place in Buffalo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorer714 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I saw that this morning and was tripping on it.....I went ice skating this afternoon(first time in 32 years) and it never crossed my mind until we were watching ESPN in a restaurant afterwards. Get Well Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alinds Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 My dad was at that game in 89...people in the stands were vomiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRB Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Freaky shit, aye. It's good to know that his prognosis is favorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yep, that was pretty hard to watch. Time for some neck body armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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