The other night, Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson was injured by the Penguins’ Matt Cooke’s skate. Here’s video if you missed it, it may be a bit gruesome. Karlsson will be out indefinitely due to a torn achilles. While many have dismissed Karlsson’s injury as a freak accident, there have been some to call it a …
This morning, the Flyers announced that defenseman Andrej Meszaros tore his achilles and had surgery. Meszaros was injured while training in Slovakia. He’ll likely miss most of the upcoming season, leaving a big hole on the blueline. Meszaros was hampered last season by a back injury, which he had surgery on this summer. The injury …
This season has been a tough first season for Senior Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan. The former NHLer took over the job of discipline czar from Colin Campbell and has had an up and down year. Starting the job with an iron fist, many have complained lately as Shanahan has seemingly eased up …
A Sidney Crosby question from @JimMcQuiggan: I know Crosby is scheduled to come back (soon). But based on how Pittsburgh is playing right now & Malkin playing out of his mind, would you shut Sid down for rest of the year to avoid further injury? Good question Jim. First, anytime Sid plays there will be a …
Last week, Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall took a skate to the face in warmups. Hall stepped on a puck, wiped out Ladislav Smid and Corey Potter tried to avoid the two, but caught Hall in the head with his skate. Video if you haven’t seen it. Hall received 30 stitches and a black eye. He …