Toews leaves the game after taking a headshot from Blais

The first call of the season for NHL Player Safety?

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Published 3 years ago
Toews leaves the game after taking a headshot from Blais
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It's only the first night of the NHL season and NHL Player Safety may already have a tough call to make.

Early in the first period of tonight's game between the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues and Blues forward Sammy Blais has given NHL Player Safety something to chew on. He absolutely DECIMATES Avs defenceman Devon Toews with a blindsight head shot behind the net.

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At the very least though, the Avs avenged their fallen teammate with a powerplay goal to open the scoring.

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Toews has left the game, no update on his status just yet. Stay tuned.