First things first here, best wishes for a quick recovery and return for Florida Panther and frequent Bruin tormenter Richard Zednik (despite Kyle McLaren's attempted decapitation of him in the '02 playoffs. Ironically, the attempt at intimidation galvanized the Habs and propelled them to the series upset). Zednik's neck was horrifically and freakishly gashed Sunday night when teammate Olli Jokinen got upended by Sabre Clark MacArthur and his airborne boot severed Zednik's carotid artery. Leaving a trail of blood that took 15 minutes to clean off the ice, Zednik managed to skate to the bench and get right to an ambo. After surgery, he's in stable condition and is already asking how soon he can come back. Typical hockey player. The guy comes within inches and/or minutes of calling it a night forever and a few hours later wonders where his ice time went. It was also a brutal reminder that, even with the best crop of young talent in the league in ages, of how dangerous an often majestic sport can become in the blink of an eye. Zednik could be any guy on any given night. Get well soon Richard. Hockey fans are pulling for you. Even if we may have cursed at you once or twice...

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