Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Kuraly was hit in the stomach by a puck after receiving a check in the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in recent days.
A few hours before the duel against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, his head coach Pascal Vincent made it clear that he would miss the meeting in the evening. However, the ice hockey player's case is being evaluated daily, which suggests that he will return soon. Kuraly required immediate medical attention when he returned to the locker room after the scene at the end of the first period of the last duel. He collapsed in the hallway and had to be taken to the hospital as a precaution.
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“It was a traumatic moment,” Vincent admitted to NHL.com. We didn't know what was going on. After the contact, he returned to the bench. Then what happened on the way to the locker room? I don't know. I only saw the zookeepers and medical staff; It was urgent and no fun.”
Luckily for Kuraly and the Jackets, he appears to be in better shape and should help his team before long. Columbus is in trouble, sitting in the basement of the Metropolitan Section of the National League with 28 points.