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Burish A Lucky Man Tonight
by Paul on 05/17/09 at 08:20 PM ET
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from Adam Kimelman of NHL.com,
Adam Burish knew immediately there was a problem.
“I saw his skate come right up my throat, and right away I grabbed my neck and said there’s something coming out here,” Burish said. “There were a couple drips, so I was pretty darn lucky.”
It was the second period, and Burish and linemate Ben Eager were forechecking in the Detroit zone when Eager and a Detroit player got tied up. Eager lost his balance and his skate flew up and clipped Burish in the throat.
It was a play reminiscent to the scary Richard Zednik incident last season, when Olli Jokinen’s skate blade sliced Zednik’s jugular vein.
But Burish was more fortunate; he skated away from Eager’s out-of-control skate knowing he was a lucky man.
“I don’t know how I’m so darn lucky,” Burish said. “It was centimeters, millimeters away from slicing (his throat).”
added 8:27pm, Video of the incident is included in the game hightlights from NBC via ESPN below. The skate to throat incident starts at the 45 second mark…
added 9:45pm, A 2nd video of the incident has been added below…
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I’m glad he’s ok - but I’m betting he’s rattled the rest of the way. May impact the series
Posted by CJBear71 on 05/17/09 at 07:31 PM ET
I don’t know, CJ. I see that cross check to the small of Draper’s back at game’s end as the same old shit we’ve seen too many times in the previous round. I have this image in my head that after going through that crap against the Schmucks, whatever scrums the ‘Hawks try to pull on the Wings is met with a smirk...like the Wings are saying, “You kidding, right?”
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 05/17/09 at 08:05 PM ET
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I am so thankful that he did not get cut. We’ve seen that before and it isn’t pretty.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa. on 05/17/09 at 07:28 PM ET