The Flyers lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 tonight, which at this point isn't really surprising and certainly wasn't the biggest deal tonight. After Michael Del Zotto avoided a potentially fatal injury two nights ago in Colorado, being gashed by a skate on the side of his neck, Claude Giroux fell to the ice five minutes into the third period after taking a skate to the ankle.
After going slightly airborne while fighting for a puck, Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk came down on the back of Giroux's left ankle. Giroux was not able to make it off the ice on his own power and there was blood on his pads according to Giroux.
The city of Philadelphia was collectively holding its breath, but luckily the team announced tonight that Claude will be back for tomorrow's game against the New Jersey Devils. If Giroux wanted to take a night or 2 off though, I don't think most people would be opposed at this point.
Giroux said in his post-game presser that his first reaction was what happened to Erik Karlsson, who needed surgery and had to miss 10 weeks after known asshole Matt Cooke sliced his leg in 2013. It didn't look like Faulk had any bad intentions on this play though, just wrong place and wrong time for both. Thank Orange Jesus that Claude Giroux is bulletproof.
-Ben Lebo
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The city of Philadelphia was collectively holding its breath, but luckily the team announced tonight that Claude will be back for tomorrow's game against the New Jersey Devils. If Giroux wanted to take a night or 2 off though, I don't think most people would be opposed at this point.
Giroux said in his post-game presser that his first reaction was what happened to Erik Karlsson, who needed surgery and had to miss 10 weeks after known asshole Matt Cooke sliced his leg in 2013. It didn't look like Faulk had any bad intentions on this play though, just wrong place and wrong time for both. Thank Orange Jesus that Claude Giroux is bulletproof.
-Ben Lebo
Follow us on Twitter: @BroadStBeat
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