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“Pushing Things” with Havlat’s Injury
by Alanah McGinley on 05/25/09 at 02:29 PM ET
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From CBC:
Martin Havlat was out cold for more than a minute with a vacant stare on his face.
Detroit’s Niklas Kronwall had just crushed the Chicago Blackhawks’ leading scorer, and once he regained consciousness, Havlat needed the help of a teammate and trainer to get up and off the ice. He didn’t return. But two days later, the 28-year-old was in the lineup for Game 4 of the Western Conference Final.
“I was shocked,” concussion specialist Michael Czarnota told CBCSports.ca.
Czarnota, the neuropsychology consultant for the Canadian Hockey League, wasn’t attending the game and is not treating Havlat. But alarm bells went off when he saw No. 24 return in time for Sunday’s game.
“It’s the NHL, it’s the playoffs, so guys are willing to do a little bit more.… But it sure seemed that two days later was sort of pushing things.”
Video below is the second hit, the one that knocked him out of game 4.
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