Umberger knocked back to Pre-school

by John Fontana on Apr 23, 2006 1:46 PM EDT in Playoffs

It's a rare event you get something as grisely as this in the playoffs. It was a clean hit -- and another lesson why you do not skate with your head down. Both Eric Lindros and Scott Stevens should have given this nickel's worth of free advice to R.J. Umberger...

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Couldn’t agree more—saw it broadcast live. Really felt for the guy—a frightening injury. Maybe playoff OTs are too long and he was exhausted from running on so much adrenaline, just forgot to look up. Had friends visiting from England and had to keep telling them that most NHL games don’t have such scary hits.

by Marsha on Apr 23, 2006 1:54 PM EDT reply actions

The Tampa Bay Lightning suck, and so do you.

by blah on Apr 25, 2006 5:44 AM EDT reply actions

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by John F. on Apr 25, 2006 10:07 AM EDT reply actions