Jacob Trouba said it was "obviously very scary," to see the result of his hit on Chicago’s Jujhar Khaira on Tuesday night, which sent Khaira to the hospital after he was removed from the ice on a stretcher during the Rangers’ 6-2 victory.
But the Rangers defenseman defended what appeared to be a clean hit on Khaira, who was released from the hospital on Wednesday.
"It’s a fast-paced game," Trouba said after Wednesday’s 7-3 loss to the Avalanche.
"It’s easy to slow it down and let your brain think while it’s going half-speed. But I’m in the middle of a game.