Players initially howled when they saw goalie coach Rick Wamsley sliding along the ice after being sideswiped by one of their teammates during practice Friday at Canadian Tire Centre.
But the room fell suddenly quiet as Matt Puempel picked himself up and went straight to the dressing room while clutching his left arm and wearing a pained expression on his face.
"It was just one of those innocent things where he went down and I'm assuming he jammed something," said coach Dave Cameron. "He lost an edge ... but the damage was done, from what I see, before he hit the coach.