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PHILADELPHIA -- Florida Panthers forward David Booth spent Saturday night at a local hospital after being removed from the ice on a stretcher following a scary open-ice hit from Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards.
With 2:55 left in the second period, Booth was carrying the puck into the Flyers' end when Richards leveled him with a shoulder to the head. Booth appeared to see Richards racing in from his right at the last second, but it was too late to avoid the blow. Booth flipped over backwards, landing awkwardly on his head and neck. He suffered a gash above his eye and appeared to lose consciousness either on the hit or immediately after hitting the ice.
Medics rushed onto the ice and Booth's neck was immobilized. He was strapped to a backboard and taken off on a stretcher. The game was delayed for about 10 minutes while doctors tended to Booth.
Sexton said Booth regained consciousness as he was being taken off the ice, and has feeling and in his arms and legs.
what do you think clean or dirty hit
With 2:55 left in the second period, Booth was carrying the puck into the Flyers' end when Richards leveled him with a shoulder to the head. Booth appeared to see Richards racing in from his right at the last second, but it was too late to avoid the blow. Booth flipped over backwards, landing awkwardly on his head and neck. He suffered a gash above his eye and appeared to lose consciousness either on the hit or immediately after hitting the ice.
Medics rushed onto the ice and Booth's neck was immobilized. He was strapped to a backboard and taken off on a stretcher. The game was delayed for about 10 minutes while doctors tended to Booth.
Sexton said Booth regained consciousness as he was being taken off the ice, and has feeling and in his arms and legs.
what do you think clean or dirty hit
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