Cam Atkinson took a skate to the face on Friday during Columbus’ game against Anaheim and was lucky the damage wasn’t worse.
Atkinson was trying to grab the puck from Ryan Kesler, who moved in front of him and lost balance. Kesler’s right skate came up in the air and caught Atkinson on the right side of the face, just below the visor.
Atkinson left the game to be treated and apparently is doing well enough where his coach feels comfortable joking about the matter.
Todd Richards on Cam Atkinson: "He's not as pretty as he once was, but he's in good spirits." Said no apparent serious concern right now.
— Rob Mixer (@RobMixer) October 25, 2014
Look at how close this was to Atkinson’s eye:
He’s lucky the damage wasn’t worse. And it sure looks like the visor helped him.
H/T Next Impulse Sports
Screenshot via Pete Blackburn
