How does this not happen more...

As I'm enjoyin' my mid-winter break, I can't get the thought out of my head about the couple of incidents that happened in the NHL this week. Richard Zednik of the Panthers was cut in the carotid artery in his neck by an accidental skate. The cut nearly completely severed his artery. It was held by a strain and made the surgery easier for doctors. Zednik might get released from a Buffalo hospital this weekend and could possibly play in 6 weeks.

The second clip shows an Oiler getting cut in the eye, and the third clip is a referee getting cut on the cheek. A side note on the referee, he is retiring after this season, and he got numerous stitches to his face. Also there was a great couple of fights in this clip.

I think some safety precautions should be made by the NHL. Here in just a week or so, two players and an official have been sliced with skate, I'm not even going to mention the thug Chris Simon who used his skate as a weapon earlier this year...

Tonight...the former Tacoma Rockets come to town. I will be enjoying a couple of suds and some chants that Rockets Suck...at the Key tonight...T-Bitds and Everett lock up this Saturday up the EEC.

NHL Network Friday games: 4:30 Washington v Florida, 7 Dallas v Anaheim. For the weekend games on CBC 4 you have four possibilities and at 7 Vancouver v Edmonton. NBC on Sunday will have Dallas v Red Wings. Plenty of Hockey...very little time...


Have a great weekend everyone...