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That's hardcore.
It also came at a time when other eastern European players were taking serious flak, when two Russian party boys broke curfew in Scottsdale and a high-dollar Russian goalie wilted under pressure in Philadelphia.
"These injuries have been happening early in our games, and I can not leave the other guys hanging," Klesla said. "If the bone isn't broken, you have to try and be out there."
And yet Klesla struggled to play through. He had a hard time seeing the entire ice and reacting to the puck. He "didn't want to get burned," so he ditched the birdcage and returned to the standard half-shield helmet.
And just 33 seconds into Game 2 of the second round, a Nashville Predators player sent the puck screaming up ice, along the boards and THWACK. Somehow, it found Klesla's chin. The stitches still are visible under his playoff beard.