Sometimes there are moments that remind us that this is more than a game. Seeing what happened to Phillip Danault was one of those times. After being on the receiving end of a Zdeno Chara slap shot to the head, the Montreal Canadiens chose to let him stay in the hospital overnight.
Thankfully Danault was responsive and able to move his arms and legs even after the initial hit, but it’s still scary and unfortunate to see something like that happen. Claude Julien confirmed that he would be re-evaluated so we’ll have to see how that plays out.