Bruins Take Game Three 8-1: Horton Hears A Head Injury

[Yahoo] He lay on his back on the logo, his body aligned with the “t” in the words “Stanley Cup Final.” His stick lay at his feet. His right hand stayed stuck in the air for a moment, grotesquely, before falling slowly to his side.
“I skated by once, and his eyes were rolled back,” teammate Dennis Seidenberg said. “It didn’t look good.”…..

The Boston Bruins watched Horton carted off on a stretcher in a hushed TD Garden. They heard that he went to the hospital moving his extremities. Then they poured their emotion into an 8-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 3 on Monday night, fighting back from a 2-0 series deficit, fighting for their fallen teammate.

Hits like these, whether its hockey, lacrosse or football are an unfortunate part of the game.  It’s one player’s poor judgement acting on

another player’s lack of awareness; straddling the line between blatant I-don’t-care-cheap-shot and the maybe-I-can-get-away-with-it. I’m had my fair share of blasting referees for throwing the roughing the QB flag, and while yes, my standard argument that all quarterbacks are softer than Downy and need to let their respective sacks drop, I also know that on the other side of that debate is someone who says,

“Hey there 300lb-er, I don’t want you burying your face mask in my back and snapping my head back like a Pez dispenser.”
The difference last night, at the TD Garden in Boston was that Horton wasn’t looking, wasn’t aware, and didn’t have the puck.  Taking a vicious hit like that is a game changer (and, God forbid, a career changer as well).  I get the whole “passion of the game/heat of the moment”–but be a professional, bro, exercise a little self control.  I guess I’m saying I expect a little more out of Canada as a whole.  But don’t worry,

Vancouver will get theirs:  Anyone else think this looks a little bit like the Blackhawks in the first round, only this time it’s a far more talented Bruins team.  Stay tuned.

P.S.

FWG was at a bachelor party all weekend with former teammates, we’ll be doing a full write up coming later today/tomorrow.  Still trying to grasp just exactly how the night progressed.  I mean, I guess they were strippers…but I don’t remember paying.