Get Well Richard Zednik
Feb 11, 2008 NHL
The Sabres beat the Panthers 5-3 tonight, but the win was overshadowed by the horrific injury to veteran winger Richard Zednik. Teammate Olli Jokinen was checked in the corner by Clarke MacArthur, when his skate blade came up and caught Zednik in the neck. He made for the bench as trainers from both teams came to his aid. You could see him visibly weaken once he got to the boards, and had to be helped off the ice by a trainer on one side and teammate Jason Cullimore on the other. The game was stopped for more than 15 minutes as the Zambonis came onto the ice to clean up his trail. Zednik was rushed to Buffalo General Hospital, where he underwent surgery for 2 hours, and is now resting and in stable condition. His wife was flown in by charter to join him here.
I would like to send Richard my best wishes for a speedy recovery. I’ll post new info as it comes to light.
edit: The video is here, but I don’t recommend watching it if you are squeamish at the sight of blood.
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