It was an extremely frightening sight: Cody Hodgson, while attempting to cut into the middle of the ice to avoid a Nick Foligno hit, toe-picked and tripped right into the oncoming Foligno, taking the full force of the hit directly to the head. Hodgson attempted to get to his feet, but seemed to skate like the ice wasn't quite where he thought it should be, all with a giant smile on his face.
Though he was not knocked unconscious on the play, everything else about it screamed concussion. Hodgson had to be helped off the ice and didn't return to the game, causing fans to fear the worst.
After the game, however, Alain Vigneault claimed that the young forward was "fine" and that "he wanted to play." But he continued, "Our medical staff wanted to be extra careful."
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