When Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers was injured in Game 5 of the 1st round of the playoffs vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins, after taking a puck to the side of the head off of a shot by Rangers’ teammate and captain Ryan McDonagh, every Rangers’ fan collectively held their breath.
(See Zuccarello’s injury by clicking on the video below)
When the team announced that Zuccarello would not return in Game 5, every Rangers’ fan collectively began to worry.