There was just more concern for Richard than anything else. The team was scheduled to return to Miami, but assistant general manager Randy Sexton and assistant trainer Dave Zenobi planned to stay behind with Zednik, Copertino said. On February 10th, 2008 in a game between the Florida Panthers and the Buffalo Sabres, teammate Olli Jokinen, while tripping over the leg of Sabres Clarke MacArthur, cut teammate Richard Zednik's external carotid artery with his right skate blade. Sitnikov was cut by former NHLer Ladislav Nagy’s skate and immediately headed to the bench. "I didn't think anyone on our team was thinking hockey out there after an injury like that. "I can fully understand if they wanted to cancel the whole game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "It's the worst thing I've ever seen in hockey. Neck was cut by a skate during an exhibition game.
Zednik was then helped off the ice by the trainer and teammate Jassen Cullimore, and escorted to the Panthers' dressing room.
On Saturday, NHL linesman Pat Dapuzzo needed dozens of stitches to close a cut on his face after he was hit by the skate of Philadelphia Flyers forward Steve Downie in a game against the N ew York Rangers. As crews scraped the blood from the ice and the surface was cleaned by Zambonis during the extended delay, the public address announcer said: "Richard Zednik is in stable condition and on his way to a Buffalo hospital." Canada's Sportsnet cable-TV network reported on its Web site that the skate blade just missed cutting the jugular vein. Thankfully, the Yugra medical staff was quick to react:Sitnikov was stretchered off the ice and taken back to the dressing room, and post-game Yugra coach Paul Ezovskih There is no report on when Sitnikov, 34, will be able to return to action, but the good news is that it sounds as if he’ll make a full recovery. New York Islanders player Johnny Boychuk takes skate to face New York Islanders defenceman Johnny Boychuk was rushed off the rink after copping an ice skate near the eye during an NHL match. "Just like that night." He looked very scared." "He looked pale, he was obviously standing and to a degree, coherent. In a statement, the NHL said that Campbell talked to commissioner Gary Bettman and decided to continue the game after knowing that Zednik was stable, that trainers had stopped the bleeding, and that the teams were willing to go on. When he arrived, he nearly fell into the arms of a team trainer, who quickly applied a towel to the cut. Clint Malarchuk (born May 1, 1961) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. He was staring at nothing," Montador said. Agent David Schatia didn't have more details because he had just arrived from an overseas trip. "I saw the replay, that it was my skate that hit him in the throat. Early in the third period of the contest, Nagy had cut into the middle of the ice and fired a shot on goal when his skates collided with Sitnikov’s stick. "I walked in and saw him on the stretcher," Vokoun told The Herald. Several Florida players were shaken after seeing the gruesome injury. "The surgery was successful and he's resting comfortably in the hospital," Panthers spokesman Brian Goldman said. New York Islanders defenceman Johnny Boychuk needed 90 stitches on his eyelid after being cut by a skate in Tuesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens, general manager Lou Lamoriello announced. On March 22, 1989, Malarchuk severed his jugular vein when St. Louis Blues forward Steve Tuttle was upended while skating toward the crease, slicing Malarchuk with a skate. ABC News. Detroit Red Wings forward Ben Street is expected to make a full recovery after he was cut on the neck by a skate during a preseason game Friday.The skate of … Zednik's injury was eerily reminiscent of an injury sustained by Sabres goaltender Clint Malarchuk about 19 years ago at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium. I think we were all in shock. Clutching his neck, Zednik raced to the Florida bench, leaving a long trail of blood. Hockey Player's Neck Slashed by Skate Panthers' Richard Zednik stable after teammate's skate slices corotid artery.
The player's agent also said that Zednik is recovering at a Buffalo hospital. He was conscious, I guess, that's what the trainer said. It was the second serious injury caused by a skate this weekend. The stick in Nagy’s skates caused him to fall forwards, which sent his feet into the air and made his right skate shoot upwards into Sitnikov’s throat.Sitnikov immediately threw off his gloves and skated for the bench. "We shouldn't have finished the game," Jokinen said. If it was my call, I would have gone to the hospital with him." We break down each of the 24 teams with analysis, predictions, projected line combos and fantasy player rankings.