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Oilers tough guy Zack Kassian helped off ice after 'scary, terrible' fight – Yahoo Canada Sports
The NHL preseason is a place where impressions are made and sometimes it goes too far.
With just a handful of minutes remaining in the penultimate exhibition game for the Edmonton Oilers against the Vancouver Canucks, winger Zack Kassian engaged in a fight with Zack MacEwen that ended in terrifying fashion.
In a bout that is somewhat of a regular occurrence between these two clubs, the Oilers forward lost his balance and fell onto the ice head-first as MacEwen blindly unloaded punches.
The 30-year-old’s helmet was unfortunately already knocked off by a blow from MacEwen. Kassian needed assistance off the ice after laying motionless for a few moments.
There was no official update on the extent of his potential injury, but Edmonton head coach Dave Tippett was able to provide a little bit of relief.
“Lucky, it seems he’s alright in there. …He’s got a pretty good bump on his head from hitting the ice but he was in good spirits and was telling jokes when I came and saw him after the game,” Tippett said after the game. “It’s one of those ones that upsets you when that happens. …We’ll see where he is tomorrow.”
Some other members of the Oilers were not so upbeat about the on-ice incident.
“It was really tough. I’m a new face around here, but Kass and I have bonded — he’s like my brother sitting next to me in the locker room,” forward Derek Ryan said after the game. “To see him sitting like that on the ice, yeah, it makes me sick to my stomach. I haven’t seen him in the locker room but it sounds like he’s doing alright.”
When the danger of playing professional hockey rears its ugly head, it really doesn’t matter what side of the ice you’re on.
“It’s scary, it’s terrible, it’s not cool,” Canucks star defenseman Quinn Hughes said after the game. “It probably didn’t need to happen.”
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Start time set for Game 1 in Maple Leafs-Bruins playoff series – Toronto Sun
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Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs will be tuning in a little bit later than usual on Saturday night to see the puck drop for Hockey Night in Canada.
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The NHL announced the start times on Thursday for the Eastern Conference playoff matches and the Leafs and Bruins will faceoff at 8 p.m. ET in Boston on Saturday, a bit later than the usual 7 p.m. puck drop for Toronto.
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The game will be broadcast on CBC and Sportsnet in Canada.
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Saturday’s other game will be the New York Islanders taking on the Carolina Hurricanes at 5 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C.
The other Eastern Conference playoff matchups will start Sunday, with the Battle of Florida between the Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning going at 12:30 p.m. and the New York Rangers playing Washington Capitals at 3 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
With several Western Conference teams wrapping up their regular-season slates on Thursday, the remainder of the playoff schedule is yet to set.
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The Maple Leafs also announced Thursday that the tailgate at Maple Leaf Square will open its gates at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Fans must register for a free mobile pass to be admitted to tailgates with passes available only on the Toronto Maple Leafs app and are non-transferable. Passes are available at 1 p.m. ET the day before each confirmed game with each fan permitted up to two passes per game.
Ahead of puck-drop, fans in the Square will be able to enjoy giveaways, special guests, a live DJ and more.
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