The confrontation of high -flying NHL qualifiers between the stars and avalanche suddenly stopped when Dallas defender Lian Bichsel crashed Thursday evening in the boards.
During the second period of match 6 of the Western Conference inclination, Bichsel tried to take out the washer from the end of the ice stars when he got tangled with Jack Drury from Colorado.
The two players fell on the ice and struck the high -speed boards. Drury had the presence of the mind and the positioning of the body to put his hands to protect himself. Bischel had neither luxury.
Bischel laid motionless ice for about a minute while her teammates and team coaches checked it.
Bischel was finally placed in a sitting position where he had movement and was helped to get out of the ice, skating under very little of his own power.
Incredibly, Bischel missed less than 20 minutes of action and played in the third period of the critical game.
The defender of the stars of Dallas Lian Bichsel crashed in the boards on the first Thursday evening
Bischel lying on the ice, he is motionless for about a minute while his teammates checked him
Drury did not receive a penalty on the game, and there were no reprisals for the stars incident.
Bischel is only 20 years old and is known as an excessive arrival that welcomes physical contact more than the average NHLER. The hockey playoffs are also known for players on the ice, even if they are incredibly injured and skate by pain.
Allowing Bischel to come back to the ice was a step too far for the expert in the concussion Chris Nowinski, even with young people who are given the boost by Dallas medical staff.
“ Hockey parents and coaches: if a player strikes his head on the boards, cannot stand alone for a while, and cannot skate alone, never return to the same game as the one who was authorized by the #NHL here. No way to exclude #Concussion, regardless of the other injuries you blame, ” said Nowinski.
A concussion has never been diagnosed in Bischel, the head coach of the stars Peter Deboer saying that he was “ fine ” After the defeat against the avalanche, the coaches being as tight as possible around the playoffs and injuries of the players.
Match 7 is scheduled for Saturday evening, Bischel is expected to receive the Go-Go for the victory matches between the two contenders for the Stanley Cup.
