![]() ![]() “I’d rather be back in a visor for the time being, to be honest with you,” he said. They will don a cage or full shield to protect a facial injury while they continue to play but can’t wait to get rid of it. Players don’t want any hindrances on their vision. It’s kind of a one-off-situation, I guess.” Those things tend to not happen, knock on wood. That being said, it’s a fast game out there. “Any time you’re around the eye, it’s obviously a little bit scary. “Super-unfortunate event and glad the guy’s OK because that was really scary,” Edmonton captain Connor McDavid told The Canadian Press. “Freak accident” was a common refrain from players when asked about Barron’s face. ![]() ![]() While many players use cut-resistant socks and wristbands, they have historically opposed any changes to protective head gear. He came back to play in that game and has played in every game since then, too. The stitches run from the top of Barron’s forehead to the corner of his right eye. Golden Knights’ goalie Laurent Brossoit’s skate blade became jammed into the space between Barron’s face and his half-visor during a scramble. That doesn’t mean his fellow players are ready to cover up.īarron is currently playing with a full face cage on his helmet after he needed 75 stitches in Game 1 of his Winnipeg Jets playoff series against Vegas. Morgan Barron’s stitched-up face courtesy of a skate blade in an NHL playoff game sent a shudder across the league. ![]()
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