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An Ounce of Prevention
by Alanah McGinley on 05/12/08 at 02:52 PM ET
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From Damien Cox in The Spin at the Toronto Star,
Sure was nasty watching the fine young Philadelphia defenceman, Braydon Coburn, take a puck in the face Sunday night in Game 2 between the Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
He was cut badly near the eye, and may or may not be able to play in Game 3.
Surely, it could have been worse. Yet wasn’t it also preventable?
Given where the injury was, it would appear a half-shield would have blocked the puck from hitting Coburn in the face. But he doesn’t wear one, and so he was lost for the game, and maybe more.
*And more on this topic today from Greg Wyshynski at the Yahoo! Sports blog, Puck Daddy
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And you can still be killed in a car accident even if you’re wearing your seat belt. Doesn’t mean they’re not a good idea.
Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 05/12/08 at 02:40 PM ET
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Has Cox seen Robidas? He wears a visor and was still cut near the eye with a puck. I didn’t see the Coburn incident, but the visor isn’t 100% effective. And Robidas is a prime example of that.
Posted by Karina on 05/12/08 at 02:11 PM ET