Awful: Florida Panthers' Richard Zednick's Neck Slashed By Skate

A freak accident, though one wonders why this doesn't happen more often.

The skate cut open his carotid and just missed taking out his jugular, too.

Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik required lifesaving surgery after severing his carotid artery, his agent told The Associated Press on Monday.

Zednik had surgery Sunday night and was in stable condition at a Buffalo hospital after losing a significant amount of blood during the game at Buffalo earlier in the day, agent David Schatia said. Schatia didn't have further details because he had just arrived in Montreal following a trip oversees.

Zednik was sliced across the right side of the throat by teammate Olli Jokinen's skate in a frightening accident midway through the third period of Buffalo's 5-3 victory.

Canada's Sportsnet cable-TV network reported on its Web site that the skate blade just missed cutting the jugular vein.

Here's the video, which isn't as graphic as you might think but does have a high cringe factor. Content warning.

Thanks to Cindy.

posted by Ace at 03:22 PM

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