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Intensity Rises After Sydor's Injury
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Published: Jan 29, 2006
PHILADELPHIA - Facing an injury-depleted Flyers team that leads the NHL with 240 man-games lost, Lightning players found themselves standing over a fallen teammate in the first minute of the second period Saturday.
Tampa Bay D Daryl Sydor dropped to the ice after getting hit in the face by a puck. As Sydor laid face down on the ice for several minutes, many of his teammates skated out to check on him.
"It's very scary [to see an injury like that]," said Lightning F Martin St. Louis, who helped a woozy Sydor from the ice. "I don't think he was dazed, I just think he was shocked - just like the rest of us. It could be any of us because the puck travels at an incredible speed and sometimes you don't see it coming."
After being helped to the dressing room, Sydor received 70 stitches to reconnect the skin of what team medical personnel labeled a severe facial laceration near Sydor's mouth. Doctors didn't finish stitching Sydor's gash until right before the Lightning's 6-0 win ended. He did not speak to reporters after the game.
"It's scarier up around the eyes," Lightning C Brad Richards said. "The mouth, at least, you can fix it."
The Lightning, who led 2-0 at the time of the injury, did not suffer a letdown after seeing their teammate go down. That was pleasing for Coach John Tortorella to watch.
"The guys have seen things like that," Tortorella said. "You expect them to play harder when they see an injury like that."
Sydor is listed as day-to-day, but according to Tortorella, Sydor said he wanted to try to play today in Washington.
And from the Times...
Puck leaves Sydor with 70 stitches
By TOM JONES, Times Staff Writer
Published January 29, 2006
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PHILADELPHIA - The Lightning suffered its scariest and most gruesome injury in years Saturday when defenseman Darryl Sydor was hit in the face with a puck one minute into the second period.
The puck ripped a nasty gash that extended from Sydor's lip past the left side of his nose and left the veteran defenseman woozy and laying in a pool of blood.
Sydor received 70 stitches, including several to his gum. The only thing that kept his mouth area from flapping apart was the meaty tissue of his upper lip.
It took nearly two hours for the medical staff to sew Sydor's cut.
Sydor was in too much pain to speak to the media, but he did travel with the team to Washington.
"I just talked to him and I talked to him in between periods and he's trying to get ready to play (today)," coach John Tortorella said. "That's what Sydor is all about. He's ugly at times. He may make some mistakes at times, but since he has been with us, he has been a warrior."
Skip directly to the full story.
Published: Jan 29, 2006
PHILADELPHIA - Facing an injury-depleted Flyers team that leads the NHL with 240 man-games lost, Lightning players found themselves standing over a fallen teammate in the first minute of the second period Saturday.
Tampa Bay D Daryl Sydor dropped to the ice after getting hit in the face by a puck. As Sydor laid face down on the ice for several minutes, many of his teammates skated out to check on him.
"It's very scary [to see an injury like that]," said Lightning F Martin St. Louis, who helped a woozy Sydor from the ice. "I don't think he was dazed, I just think he was shocked - just like the rest of us. It could be any of us because the puck travels at an incredible speed and sometimes you don't see it coming."
After being helped to the dressing room, Sydor received 70 stitches to reconnect the skin of what team medical personnel labeled a severe facial laceration near Sydor's mouth. Doctors didn't finish stitching Sydor's gash until right before the Lightning's 6-0 win ended. He did not speak to reporters after the game.
"It's scarier up around the eyes," Lightning C Brad Richards said. "The mouth, at least, you can fix it."
The Lightning, who led 2-0 at the time of the injury, did not suffer a letdown after seeing their teammate go down. That was pleasing for Coach John Tortorella to watch.
"The guys have seen things like that," Tortorella said. "You expect them to play harder when they see an injury like that."
Sydor is listed as day-to-day, but according to Tortorella, Sydor said he wanted to try to play today in Washington.
And from the Times...
Puck leaves Sydor with 70 stitches
By TOM JONES, Times Staff Writer
Published January 29, 2006
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PHILADELPHIA - The Lightning suffered its scariest and most gruesome injury in years Saturday when defenseman Darryl Sydor was hit in the face with a puck one minute into the second period.
The puck ripped a nasty gash that extended from Sydor's lip past the left side of his nose and left the veteran defenseman woozy and laying in a pool of blood.
Sydor received 70 stitches, including several to his gum. The only thing that kept his mouth area from flapping apart was the meaty tissue of his upper lip.
It took nearly two hours for the medical staff to sew Sydor's cut.
Sydor was in too much pain to speak to the media, but he did travel with the team to Washington.
"I just talked to him and I talked to him in between periods and he's trying to get ready to play (today)," coach John Tortorella said. "That's what Sydor is all about. He's ugly at times. He may make some mistakes at times, but since he has been with us, he has been a warrior."