Unfortunately, there are generally some adverse consequences associated with all excellent things. John Klingberg, a defenseman with the Anaheim Ducks, learned that the hard way Tuesday�night in Chicago.
The Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks are two of the poorest teams in the NHL, and while the Ducks ultimately won the game, they suffered a major loss in their defenseman John Klingberg.
When Chicago Blackhawks forward Boris Katchouk attempted to stick lift Klingberg in a very "lazy" manner from several feet behind him, he was moving in for a puck pickup in his own zone, and was clipped in the eye. Causing him to bleed from his eye..
Following the stick to the eye, Klingberg immediately left the game due to eye bleeding, but like most hockey players, Klingberg returned to the ice later in the period.