They do need to crack down on hits to the head and cheap shots in general but that was a clean hit on Bedard. I thought Smith even held up; he could have really leveled Bedard. Just an unfortunate situation.
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They do need to crack down on hits to the head and cheap shots in general but that was a clean hit on Bedard. I thought Smith even held up; he could have really leveled Bedard. Just an unfortunate situation.
Yea, that was a young player learning a hard lesson there unfortunately
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weak just wear full visor and get out there
Former Pittsburgh Penguin Rick Tocchet suffered a broken jaw after taking a puck to the face from teammate Mario Lemieux in March 1992, but only missed one game and returned four days later with protective face gear. Tocchet went on to be a key contributor that spring as the Penguins won their second straight Stanley Cup.
- The New York Rangers saw some serious hockey toughness in May 2014 when Derek Stepan took a helmet and shoulder to the mouth and was later diagnosed with a broken jaw. Stepan missed just one game before returning five days later for Game 5 of a playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. He scored twice in that first game back.
They probably want to get the #1 pick again. I’d sit him too
Good for him.
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Oh wow. Folks were talking like they were gonna Pete Rose him. Hopefully whatever he did is a one time thing & he learns from it
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6-8 weeksI remember an injury cost McDavid the Calder in his rookie year
Neither McDavid, Gretzky or Crosby won it. Could be a good sign
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Dallas putting the clamps on Minnesota. They don’t even have double digit shots midway through the 2nd
Can't even get this to play. Twitter is so ass now.
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Leafs finally coming on at a decent time tonight 
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