Zach Parise was slow to get up after colliding with James Neal during the first moments of Thursday night's game against the Nashville Predators. The Minnesota Wild alternate captain left the ice for a few minutes, came back, then went down the tunnel once more all in the first 20 minutes of the game.
Zach Parise might not be back for the Wild after this James Neal hit
Not looking good for Minnesota’s alternate captain.
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Neal, who has been criticized for his high hits in the past, went elbow first into the back of Parise close to his neck. Parise barely managed to miss the boards in front of him when landing from the hit, but was down on the ice for a few scary moments before picking himself up and staggering off to the dressing room.
Neal hit on Parise pic.twitter.com/0OCjl85qB0
— Stephanie (@myregularface) November 6, 2015 The hit then set up later retaliation from Ryan Carter, resulting from another Neal tap.
this play is what preceded this GIF ( https://t.co/Nt7o3inUzM ) , btw pic.twitter.com/mNOtY595uQ
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