Kraken's Jordan Eberle suffers 'deep cut' in leg from teammate's skate blade in practice

The NHL has ramped up discussions about skate blade injuries since the death of Adam Johnson

By Austin Nivison Nov 9, 2023 at 1:08 pm ET• 1 min read

Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle suffered a scary injury during practice Wednesday when a teammate's skate blade cut his leg. Kraken general manager Ron Francis said Eberle received a "deep cut" near his quad muscle, according to the Seattle Times.

Francis said that Kraken winger Jaden Schwartz stepped on a puck, lost his balance and his skate blade came up and cut Eberle. Francis noted that the wound wasn't "gushing," but Eberle was taken to the hospital to see whether there was any tendon damage. Eberle will miss some time, but it sounds like the worst-case scenario was avoided.

"I think we dodged a bullet," Francis said. "But he's going to be pretty sore tomorrow."