The hit didn't look that bad, but I wonder if he popped a rib out of place. That hurts a lot and you cant take a deep breath. Once it get's popped back into place, you just need to ice it down a few times a day, have a few treatments and you're back to normal pretty quickly.
A good chiropractor will get him ready if that's what it was. My chiropractor is also the Sens' chiropractor and he and his staff are very good.
I get the feeling BFR is someone who cares a lot and puts a lot of pressure on himself. Team first guy. Never bitches about playing Zibanejad and encourages the less experienced player to be more selfish (i.e. last year when Bobby was going through a slump).
Also, BFR played with injuries last couple of seasons (hernia I believe and broken finger) and never used is as an excuse or anything.
So, all in all, opposite of drama queen in my view.
It could just be that the injury was incredibly painful at the time, but only hit muscle/bone and turned into stiffness instead of anything torn/broken. Like hitting a funny bone or getting the wind knocked out of you.
Neither one of those need 4 people to help you off the ice. I'm just saying....
It could just be that the injury was incredibly painful at the time, but only hit muscle/bone and turned into stiffness instead of anything torn/broken. Like hitting a funny bone or getting the wind knocked out of you.
