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Devils defenseman hit in eye with puck

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The Devils are hoping there is no damage to Colin White's right eye after the veteran defenseman was hit by a shot near the eyebrow during yesterday's practice session at Codey Arena in West Orange. While defending against two-on-ones, White took a shot just above his right eye and had to be helped off the ice while bleeding profusely.

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September 20, 2007  10:22 AM ET
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The knee-jerk reaction to this incident? The NHL will order every player to wear a face shield. (DC)

September 20, 2007  11:35 AM ET
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Kind of like putting netting around the glass, eh?

September 20, 2007  12:09 PM ET
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Dont worry they have another goon who will take his place right away.

September 20, 2007  12:09 PM ET
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New Jersey Devils:

"Gooning their way into the playoffs since 1982"

September 20, 2007  12:15 PM ET
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But if he had a face sheild, this would not be an issue! Before you start blasting me, I don't think it should be mandatory, but the players choice.

September 20, 2007  12:25 PM ET
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He sucks with one or two eyes.

September 20, 2007  03:25 PM ET
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it IS the player's choice, Aris, at this point, they simply choose to not wear them. But really, the problem here isn't if he was wearing a cage or not. What is a guy doing in practice firing shots at eye level? I played hockey for years, and the unspoken (and often SPOKEN, if you broke the rule) was to keep the puck down in practice. None of the skaters want to catch the puck in the face, and the tenders don't want it in the head or throat, like what happened to Luongo (again) in Vancouver last week. I don't care if you are doing it to try to impress the coaches - you aren't impressing ANYBODY when you take out a care who is already pencilled in for a roster spot.

Oh, and BobD, you're right, he sucks no matter what kind of shape he's in

September 20, 2007  04:22 PM ET
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Jokes aside you ever wanna see guy go down like that

- Now with full reality - It wouldn't be too hard to replace white, i mean after all, he never needed much of his eyesight anyways as he always has his head down - sadly with or without the puck.

September 22, 2007  08:56 AM ET
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If you were the owner of the Devils, who have to still pay this guy after he is hurt, wouldn't you want them to wear a shield?

September 25, 2007  01:08 AM ET
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I wish they sill had to wear cages!!!! Make it a must that ALL PLAYERS WEAR SHIELDS!!!!!!!!!!

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September 27, 2007  12:03 PM ET
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Hey efizzle. Good to see your classy butt in this neighborhood. Yeah, Rangers they're a class act. Jaromr ("sucker punch to Gomez") Jagr, Dariass (Cut 'em at the knees) Kasparitis, and, oh yes, Mr. Avery, Lady Bong candidate, that one. What a lovely bunch of Coconuts they are !
Have a wonderful day !

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