Richard Zednik, Florida Panthers, NHL

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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
15	11	26	-5	43	17:34

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Zednik ready to go after nasty injury: Richard Zednik darted down the ice with his Florida Panthers teammates Thursday, sending the puck skidding across the rink just as he did last season. It's been about seven months since Zednik was last on the ice with the Panthers, and there is a noticeable difference in the 32-year-old Florida forward -- a pink scar that stretches down the right side of his neck. Zednik's return to optional team workouts this week marks the first time he has participated in full practices with the Panthers since a gruesome injury in February, when his throat was slashed by a teammate's skate and his carotid artery was sliced. "I feel good. I had a good summer and everything is good," Zednik said. "You come off, and you miss the hockey. So I'm really excited to be back on the ice."
(Updated 09/11/2008).

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Zednik had 15 goals and 11 assists in 54 games before his first season with the Panthers ended abruptly. He was skating into the corner during a Feb. 10 game in Buffalo when Florida captain Olli Jokinen was upended and fell headfirst to the ice. Jokinen's skate flew up and cut Zednik's neck, the blade stopping just short of his jugular vein. A trail of blood followed Zednik as he raced to the Panthers bench and was escorted to an ambulance. It took an hour for Buffalo General Hospital doctors to reconnect his carotid artery, which supplies blood to the brain. Zednik lost five units of blood during the surgery and was left with a long scar. Zednik spent his summer skating and recovering in Slovakia, and said it took a few weeks before questions about his scar, his safety and his ability to jump back on the ice with his teammates subsided. He hasn't spoken with new Florida coach Peter DeBoer yet, but said he doesn't want to ease into the season. "No way," he said. "There's no reason to take it easy. I'm feeling great, and like I said, I'm ready to go." Consider Zednik nothing more than a low-end Fantasy flier Draft Day.
(Updated 09/11/2008).

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02/01	VAN	0	0	0	1
02/02	TB	1	0	1	0
02/05	TOR	3	1	4	1
02/07	OTT	0	2	2	0
02/09	BOS	2	0	2	1
02/10	BUF	0	0	0	1
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SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
1995-96	Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-97	Washington	11	2	1	3	-5	1	0	0	0
1997-98	Washington	65	17	9	26	-2	2	0	2	0
1998-99	Washington	49	9	8	17	-6	1	0	2	0
1999-00	Washington	69	19	16	35	6	1	0	2	3	1	0
2000-01	Montreal	74	19	25	44	-4	5	0	3	1	0	1
2001-02	Montreal	82	22	22	44	-3	4	0	3	0	3	7
2002-03	Montreal	80	31	19	50	4	9	0	2	1	3	7
2003-04	Montreal	81	26	24	50	5	7	0	9	0	3	3
2005-06	Montreal	67	16	14	30	-2	6	0	4	0	1	5
2006-07	N.Y. Islanders	42	7	14	21	-6	1	0	1	0	1	3
2007-08	Florida	54	15	11	26	-5	6	0	5	0	0	2