Firsthand accounts from McDonagh and Brassard make it seem like the injury was even scarier.
The New York Rangers had their breakup day yesterday and one of the best things to see had to be Mats Zuccarello taking and answering questions from the media about his health. Zuccarello also said he expected to be fine for next year and that he was improving.
It's very easy to overlook the human aspect of injuries to a professional sports player, but as we've seen recently (think Marc Savard, Nathan Horton or closer to home Michael Sauer) sometimes not-hockey is more important than hockey.