John Tavares injury

[Arizonan God]

Horrifying stuff. My mind definitely went to the worst conclusion when I saw him try to get back up and go out cold again. Dubas’ reaction says it all.

I really hope he’s okay. It’s gunna be really hard to get into the rest of the game as a Leafs fan now. Seems secondary until we get an update on Tavares.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

The hit was obviously unintentional. To suggest otherwise is some next-level galaxy brain stuff, even for the internet.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Get back in the game.

What does that mean? Perry was so upset that he didn’t bother throw a punch.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Damn that is terrible luck. Hope he will be ok! Scary play!

 

[Ronnie Residue]

This was clearly accidental. I’ve hated Perry for years and even I can see that. He shouldn’t have even had to fight, but I do understand why Foligno did it.
Freak accident, awful situation all around.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

The way he crumbled when he got to his knees reminds me of my 4 year old daughter when she's asked to sit up at the table.

Scary stuff, hopefully he's okay.

 

[Sens With Benefits]

I don't think Perry meant to knee him in the head but I definitely think he meant to skate by and give him a bump. He had plenty of time to avoid him.

I disagree, he’s not even looking. I hate Corey Perry and hate Toronto. It was a freak accident and I hope Tavares is not seriously hurt. It’s possible the stretcher and whatnot are precautionary.

 

[AD1066]

Zero chance Perry meant to do that, and I normally can't stand him.

 

[TheBeard]

Hurt. In a fight. You run a guy, I get it. There are rules in place ... oh right, the NHL is more than just a little selective in application of the rule book ... to deal with with Foligno did. As CBC talks about "the code", and as they try and justify Foligno's pov, you see everything that is wrong with "the code".

Kevin is also right about how it’s gonna be a long series with high intensity and every shift Tavares misses is a constant reminder of what happened. The intensity and hostility will only increase so IMO Foligno let Perry off the hook and said “let’s just do this now and not let it boil over down the road”.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Foligno also doesn't have the multiple angles and replays we do. Clearly the emotions were high.

Quit being dramatic.

Dramatic is pretending that it wasn't obviously an accident from the moment it happened.

It's pretty obvious.

 

[Techcoockie]

The trainer of toronto who sat Tavares should be fire

 

[overlords]

Foligno also doesn't have the multiple angles and replays we do. Clearly the emotions were high.

Quit being dramatic.

He had like 10 minutes to go grab one of his team's dozen ipads and watch the play for himself. Stop making excuses. It was a dumbass reaction to an accidental play.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Just horrendous. I audibly gasped when Perry skated into him. Watching him pass out while trying to get up was stomach churning.

I really hope there’s no lasting damage and it wasn’t as bad as it looks. Just awful.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

For real though, you gotta feel bad for JT. Of all guys you dont want it to happen to.

Also, my respect for Matthews went way up after seeing his reaction for his teammate. I want that guy to win a cup in his career.

what did he do

 

[WeaponOfChoice]

get well soon JT! kudos to Perry for standing up not even trying to throw punch in that idiotic fight...

That was stupid.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Also, yes, the fight was dumb, but if you think Foligno in outlier or an island unto himself, and the same nonsense doesn't happen if it were the other way around.....

 

[SomeDude]

Holy **** that was a legitimately terrifying scene.

 

[Gabrielor]

The way he crumbled when he got to his knees reminds me of my 4 year old daughter when she's asked to sit up at the table.

Scary stuff, hopefully he's okay.

It reminded me of guys trying to stand after Mike Tyson knocked them out.

I seriously hope he's ok. Miracle if comes out with only a mild concussion.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

The play was ugly but now it’s overshadowed by how stupid Foligno is.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

The trainer of toronto who sat Tavares should be fire

He didn't sit him up, Tavares was trying to get up by himself, and the trainer was trying to support his head. I'm sure he was telling him to stay still, but with the chock and adrenaline, Tavares was just out of it and trying to get up on his own.

 

[Ronnie Residue]

K wtf is the trainer doing getting him up like that letting him fall backwards. What if his neck was injured.... Hope he was able to breathe okay, always worry when stuff impacts near the throat like that. Thats f***ed up.

I was thinking the same. Seemed irresponsible of the trainer.

 

[Kelly]

Dramatic is pretending that it wasn't obviously an accident from the moment it happened.

It's pretty obvious.

Again, Foligno doesn't have the multiple angles and replays we do. He seen it in real time, and was also on the ice at the time.

It happens.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

The way he crumbled when he got to his knees reminds me of my 4 year old daughter when she's asked to sit up at the table.

Scary stuff, hopefully he's okay.

Yeah when he sat up and you just start seeing the blood on the visor then he just slowly starts to fall back that was scary

 

[BKIslandersFan]

I absolutely went there. Islanders fans want nothing but the worst for the guy, including injuries. Garbage fanbase.

One guy=Entire fan base.

Cool. Lemme go find one garbage Leafs fans and make assumption that Leafs fans as a whole are trash,

 

[GoJetsGo55]

The trainer of toronto who sat Tavares should be fire

Someone else said it in the other thread but I think that was JT sitting up and the trainer struggling to keep his neck straight.