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Matt Duchene loses part of his finger in horrific hockey injury.

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We now have more details about just how bad the injury to Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene truly is, but be forewarned this is not for the faint of heart.

On Sunday, National Hockey League analyst Darren Peng revealed that Duchene had quite literally lost a part of his finger after he was struck by a blistering slap shot. That slap shot came courtesy of Predators teammate Dante Fabbro, who fired the shot off during the second period of last Sunday’s game between the Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs. Duchene immediately jumped up in pain and rushed off the ice holding his hand up in a bizarre fashion,  of course we now know the reason was that the tip of his finger was quite literally missing.

Here’s a look at the shot striking his hand:

And a look at Duchene leaving the ice holding his hand out:

According to Peng’s comments on Sunday, Duchene was heard saying that the tip of his finger was still inside of his glove when he removed his hand from the glove, something that must have been truly horrific for Duchene to experience.

I can only hope that Duchene will make a full and speedy recovery.

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Bruins and Predators honor Covenant School shooting victims

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Like most people I was absolutely shocked and horrified to see the news yesterday of yet another mass shooting in the United States.

This time, six people were killed including three children in a horrible, senseless tragedy at The Covenant School in the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee. While this isn’t a political website nor a breaking news outlet, it’s fair to say that these types of mass shootings are occurring far too frequently, which is to say that they shouldn’t occur at all, and that because of that we’re seeing crossover into the sporting world. Athletes from each of North America’s major professional sports leagues have made definitive statements on the lack of gun control in the United States and the frequency of these murders. Still, gun control in America is a hot button topic and I don’t blame NHL teams for shying away from offering up anything more than ‘thoughts and prayers’ in these types of situations.

Enter: The Nashville Predators.

Look, I don’t feel like the Predators should have to feel like they need to make a political statement on this mass murder. The NHL team has nothing to do with this psycho murdered and they have no responsibility to make any kind of statement either way. BUT… I do think they have made an appropriate gesture by donning special helmet decals this evening to honor the victims of The Covenant School shooting.

Check it out:

Could they do more? Sure. But they’re a god damn hockey team, not a political organization.

Kudos to the Preds for lending their emotional support during a difficult time for everyone in Nashville right now.

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Bruins admit uncomfortable truth after rare loss

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Things didn’t go according to plan for the NHL-leading Boston Bruins last night against the visiting Nashville Predators, who were able to dole the President’s Trophy frontrunners an extremely rare regulation home setback thanks to killing off five power play opportunities. 

And after battles against top Eastern Conference foes in the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning, the Bruins admit they may have overlooked the Predators, who are battling for their playoff lives. Forward Brad Marchand admitted as much, but said that it’s a good learning opportunity. 

“We obviously took them lightly. We seem to get up for the games [against the] teams that we could potentially face down the road,” Marchand said. “I think we were just a little disrespectful of the game tonight against this team, and I think definitely fatigue comes into it.

“But we’re going to run into situations where we are tired moving forward and we still need to be able to show up. It is what it is. Learn from it and move on.”

As far as captain Patrice Bergeron is concerned, the Bruins have nobody but themselves to blame for the loss on home ice. 

“Tonight was one of those nights where we did it to ourselves,” said Bergeron. “No disrespect to them because I obviously think they played a great game and they did what they had to, but we just didn’t execute and that’s what you’re going to get.

“To me it was just that we didn’t play to our standards and to our process, and our details. When you do that, you force plays and you don’t respect the way you want to play the game while getting away from what makes you successful. That’s what you get.”

Boston will have a chance to earn their 58th win of the season when they take on the tanking Columbus Blue Jackets.