“Skate Pierced Around His Left Calf”: 33-Year-Old NHL Star Forced off the Ice in Agony, Leaving Fans Concerned

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks played a tense NHL game at the Amalie Arena on Saturday night. A leg injury resulted when Blackhawks forward Joey Anderson fell on the Lightning captain, forcing him to leave the game early. The Lightning were having a great NHL season and losing their captain a month before the playoffs could amount to be a big blow to the franchise.

The official Sportsnet Twitter account shared this video of Steven Stamkos, captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning, falling and injuring himself. The worried supporters wasted no time storming into the comment section to express their worry for their captain.

How and when did this incident take place?

In the last three minutes of the first period, Chicago player Joey Anderson fell on top of Steven Stamkos as the two were struggling for the puck against the wall. As Stamkos went down, Lightning center Brayden Point and Blackhawks defenseman Caleb Jones rushed in and tried to poke the puck out from between Stamkos’s knees with their sticks. Stamkos sat still on the ice, and as the other players took the puck, he attempted to rise up on his own, but his left knee immediately buckled.

The way the Lightning captain was holding his left knee and flexing it, it was clear that he was in discomfort. Then he walked into the tunnel, where he received medical attention before entering the locker room. It was later in the game that Stamkos was last observed missing in action. The NHL superstar, at 33 years old, has been with the Lightning since the 2008–09 season, and he has been outstanding this year. He has 27 goals and 39 assists for 66 points in 66 games. He’s not only talented on the field, but he’s also a strong leader for his squad, which might pose a serious challenge for them in the postseason. Not long ago, Stamkos scored his 500th goal, and even his rival fans came together to celebrate the amazing feat.

NHL fans showed their concerns

No one wants to see their team’s star captain suffer an injury that may pose devastating consequences. Twitter users assembled in the post’s comments to express their worry for Steven Stamkos. Here are some comments. This dilemma-stricken fan left a comment that read, “I thought a skate pierced around his left calf area and he wasn’t quite sure what was causing the pain.”

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The pain also was felt by the fans, as one commented, “Oh damn that looks painful, something popped in his leg, yikes.”

This fan gave a straightforward comment analyzing the injury, and said, “Most likely dislocation.” The way Stamkos reacted after standing up has left this fan scared, as they said, “Oh man that’s never good the way he reacted once getting back on his skates. Something buckled or worse. Ooph.”

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