And here we all felt nice and cozy in our DU!AN home.... and a guy goes and gets his neck in the way of someone's skate. How rude.

Anyone else google "hockey goalie throat slash" after hearing this news? C'mon, I can be the only one who likes athletic snuff films, right??

They started playing Spoon's most recent album when his throat got slashed? How odd.

Clint Malarchuk's scar just twitched uncontrollably

When I was a kid, I nearly lost an eye falling on a skate blade.

No joke, I have a bitchin scar on my left eye lid. Chicks dig it. So Zednik shouldn't have any trouble with the ladies. now.

Well, I guess we know who is dressing up as Nicole Brown Simpson this year.

@Charisma: For Halloween, that is.

The Wu-Tang Clan was right...protect ya' neck, son.

The silence of the arena is very creepy.

@SunDevilDogg: Is Voldemort lurking?

That video made me feel queezy.

Holy crap. I mean, agh.

Ow, ow, ow. Good thing he's OK....

Frick-on-a-stick... what a fluke screwed up disaster.

buffalo has had two skate-cutting-jugular incidents, and their freakin' jumbotron fell onto the ice. they're fired from having a hockey team.

This is why they shouldn't let ninjas play hockey.

@madktdisease:

who was the goalie who almost died on the ice? heavens to betsy, hockey injuries are terrifying.

Holy fuck.

First thing I thought of was Clint Malarchuk and all the rookie cards I had of his.

/dick

So do we have to show this video to the guy who wanted to patent heated skate blades in order to convince him that it's not the best idea?

Wow. Just Wow.

I'm getting nauseous just waiting for the page to load.

And just think - approximately 20,000 viewers saw it all live on whatever the fuck network grudgingly airs hockey now.

@madktdisease: clint malarchuk.

@44 in a Row: It's honestly not as graphic as the clip of Malarchuk's injury. They never show this one close up.

What in the name of Sweeney Todd?

@Slothrop: btw, yeah, they are pretty terrifying. i was at the game where bergeron got hit by jones. i didn't eat for the rest of the day. i really thought he was the next Travis Roy.

@madktdisease:

Poor Travis. I really hope Zednik can come back from this. Next season.

and thanks for the throw up in my mouth for remembering Malarchuk's injury.

Way to take charge underneath, Wizards big men.

@UkraineNotWeak: meh. It's a Panthers game. No one is ever there.

It was in Buffalo. Everyone's there.

meh. It's a Panthers game. No one is ever there.

It was in front of a sold out Buffalo crowd.

@Slothrop:
That was Clint Malarchuk, and guess who he played for. Yep, Buffalo. Coincidences suck sometimes. Then again, between these two hockey injuries and Everett's catastrophic injury, maybe Buffalo is the place to be if you seriously jacked up during a sporting event. They seem to know what they're doing there in terms of medicine.

Sadly, this is the only way a non-closer will get hockey on the radar here at Deadspin.

@twoeightnine: I guess McGahee was right. There really ISNT much to do in Buffalo.

Boris Diaw sounds like Domenico from A Shot At Love.

Wow.

Just, wow. I was there. Holy shit.

@ThatMarkDude: Um, goalie fight??

I remember when Mark Howe got his thigh impaled on the stanchion they use to have in the bottom middle of the goal. That was nasty.

@ThatMarkDude: Hey, that's not true. A puck could kill a spectator.

Hockey players - TOUGH AS BALLS.

Annnnnnd ESPN shows the Zednik video. Yeeesh.

@Nationalcoholic: Is there anyone who doesn't google "hockey goalie throat slash" everyday? I know I do.

I wonder if Jerry Lee Lewis even knows where he is right now.

My mom dyes her hair the same color that John Fogerty uses.

Wow. Herbie Hancock? Anybody for some breakdancin?

And cue the Kanye blowup in 3.....2.....1....

I uhm, brought you a band aid?

I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often actually.

I grabbed a couple pics from my DVR, not for the sqeemish:

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@sba: Oh god, you weren't kidding.

reminds me of my EMT training books. Everyone should have a new found respect for athletic trainers now. They are the first on the scene for nearly every serious sports injury you can think of.

When you look at SBA's screen grabs he one thing that strikes me in the first shot is the look of fear on his face. That is some really scary shit. I'll make triple sure my son's neck guard is on really good next time he hits the ice.

Serpico would have stopped that corrupted skate from attacking Zednik's throat.

Ovechkin would have scored 4 goals after the fact!

Seriously though, hope hes alright.

The Worldwide Leader has video:

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Did the blood bounce?

He's lucky they weren't using Rambo-brand skates -- would've torn his throat right out.

I was at the game, sitting right by the spot where he was hit.
If you ever have opportunity to sit with 18,000 people in a single room who are all wondering if they just saw a man's last moments, well... I'd pass on the expierence.

They couldn't even get all the blood off the ice. The game really shouldn't have gone on.