Monday, May 5, 2008

Playoff Hockey

Last night's Dallas-San Jose game had a hit frighteningly reminiscent of the hit Eric Lindros took from Scott Stevens.. head down, both players moving fast, attacking player hits the opposing player in the head with his shoulder.

One day later, the video is displayed on "NHLFightClub.com", and the spin from the coach is soberingly realistic:
Michalek hit hard. Michalek had his head down tracking a puck, when Morrow crushed him with a shoulder check. Morrow did not hit Michalek’s head, but there was a whiplash effect that could have caused a concussion by jarring the brain against the inside of the skull.

"Obviously, when Milan got hurt at the end of regulation, we played the overtime without him," Wilson said. "A whole game with a short bench, and our guys just kept going."

When asked if he could update Michalek’s health, Wilson replied: "It’s irrelevant. It’s over, so we have to move on."