Possibly another very costly win. Isles beat the Lightning 5-2 but de Haan left hurt. In the first period he blocked a shot and was took a while to get up and make his way to the bench. He came back and could obviously not skate well, getting beaten for the Lightning's first goal, and he left the game right afterward.
Clutterbuck took a stick to the face and tried to embellish, causing himself to fall awkwardly into the boards, twisting his foot around. He was hurt & missed a while of the game. He returned but was not skating as well as normal, didn't hit nearly as much as usual.
Pulock with a deflection goal, which is weird to say about a defenseman. He also blasted a shot off the inside of the post on his next shift, with the puck nearly hitting the opposite post on the bounce. He also fought Paquette, after Paquette hit Hickey from behind. Exactly what the Isles need- sticking up for each other.
Got more news on Adam Pelech's odd "injury". They thought it was a blood clot, as his entire chest was swelling up. He got tests & found out he had thoracic outlet syndrome. Had a surgery that sounds similar to Stamkos' with a rib removed. Story-
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/is ... 1.11652752Scary shit.
And a few times tonight DiPietro, who does intermission analysis for the Isles, said "I'm not a doctor, but as Isles fans know, I was injured a lot, so I know quite a bit about injuries and recoveries."
But he attributes some of the NHL and other high level athlete blood clotting issues to energy drinks, which he says have been linked to them.