Marc Savard, the Bruins center who was briefly knocked unconscious by the elbow of Penguins’ Matt Cooke, has been diagnosed with a concussion and will stay at the team hotel Sunday night instead of traveling to Toronto with the rest of his Bruins teammates. He was not taken to the hospital.
Marc Savard Suffers Concussion, Will Stay Overnight In Team Hotel
Head coach Claude Julien said he expects Savard to sit out “for a while” (NHL rules mandate that he sit out at least one week because he suffered a concussion). Julien added his thoughts on what punishment Cooke should face.
“A guy like that has to be suspended,” the Bruins coach said. “That’s the way I see it, because it’s an elbow to the head from the blind side. That’s exactly the examples they show of what we’ve got to get out of this game. We have a guy who’s got a concussion. Our best player. He’s going to be out for a while. He was [unconscious] on the ice for a bit. That’s unacceptable.”
There was no penalty called on the play.
The Bruins released a statement following the game.
“Marc lost consciousness briefly on the ice after being struck in the head. He suffered a concussion from the hit. He was not transported to a hospital, but will remain at the team hotel in Pittsburgh with a member of the Bruins’ medical staff tonight as a precaution.”
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