The replay shows Jeff Carter looking down at his foot just before he goes to the dressing room, as if it were an equipment issue and not a serious injury.
"I just thought I got cut," Carter said. "I went back to get stitches and then they started looking around."
"It's never easy," Carter said. "Me, personally, this is the longest I've been out for any extended period of time. It was a new challenge for me, I guess. Team-wise, nobody wants to sit out. Nobody wants to be out of the lineup for four-and-a-half months.