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Small update coming out of Buffalo on the condition of Richard Zednik. The Buffalo News reports…
Florida Panthers winger Richard Zednik, recovering from a severed artery suffered Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres, has been upgraded to good condition and will likely be placed in a private room sometime today.
“They want to watch it carefully to make sure there are no complications,” Schatia said by telephone today. “He’s going to be in a private room for a couple days. By Thursday, they’ll be able to determine if he can travel. He won’t be able to travel until Saturday.”
The Panthers returned to practice today and tried to get things back to normal. The Caps visit Florida Wednesday night, and forward Rob Globke was summoned from the Panthers’ American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester to fill Zednik’s roster spot.
Post practice video interviews: Jaques Martin, Olli Jokinen, Jassen Cullimore, Tomas Vokoun
It’s one thing to drop a tough loss to the up and coming Atlanta Hawks but it’s another thing to lose the heart and soul of your team in the process. In last night’s loss, Alonzo Mourning went down and went down hard after attempting to block a Hawks players shot. Zo stayed down for several minutes with what appeared to be a knee injury. Replays showed that as Zo went up for the block his knees buckled which led to him going down. Zo laid on the floor for several minutes pounding his fist into the hardwood. He looked up at UD and explained…
‘It’s over. It’s over,’ “
Man that’s the last thing you want to hear Zo say looking up to you from the floor clutching his knee in agony. The report came back from the locker room and the report was not a good one…
Center Alonzo Mourning, arguably the most significant player in the franchise’s 20 seasons, was lost in the first quarter with a torn patella tendon in his right knee.
It is an injury that could require up to six months of post-surgical recovery, which does not bode well for a 37-year-old kidney-transplant recipient.
Hall of Fame guard Magic Johnson, who was sitting courtside, visited with Mourning, saying that the center recognized his 15-year career could be over.
“I said, ‘Hold your head up high. You over-delivered to the fans, to the city of Miami. You should be proud of yourself. You gave the game 150 percent of yourself and of your body,’ ” Johnson said. Johnson said he tried to ease Mourning’s pain.
“I told him, ‘You know what? Life is not bad after basketball. You’ll find out wearing a suit every day is not too bad,’ ” Johnson said, “and I saw the big smile come across his face.”
I for one hope Zo can make a return this season just so the Miami fans can give you a standing ovation and send off at the AAA the way you deserve it.
The Heat are back home tonight facing the Nets.
It ended with a torn chest muscle. You be the judge. Dirty hit or not? Sure looks like that to me.
See you next year Ricky! Man we are so cursed.