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On Saturday perhaps the biggest story was Jannik Hansen briefly collapsing on the Vancouver Canucks’ player’s bench following a heavy collision with Calgary Flames defender Dennis Wideman. 

Luckily it appears that Hansen is okay. He didn’t really seem to lose consciousness for any prolonged stretch during the incident, but was taken to hospital as a precaution anyway it would seem. 

Still, it’s always terrifying to see something like this happen. We’re perhaps more sensitive to it because of other terrifying incidents involving Rich Pevereley, Alexei Cherepanov, and Jiri Fischer in the recent past. Luckily it would seem that Hansen is okay, but still, a terrifying scene.

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Aside from the scary scene in Vancouver, there wasn’t much in the way of injury news on Saturday. Steve Mason was helped off of the ice at Flyers practice this weekend and seems likely to miss a spell. The Flyers are hopeful that the injury isn’t serious based on Ron Hextall’s comments this week, but it would seem likely that Robb Zepp – who was called up this weekend – will make a start at somepoint in the near future (perhaps even tonight against the Winnipeg Jets).