Congrats, Drew Miller — you didn’t have your eyeball scooped out, or your throat slashed, or your head cut off, or your nose removed. Enjoy your next hockey game.
That’s way too soon, but whatever!
UPDATE: Miller spoke to media members on Wednesday, saying he was “very lucky” Stone’s skate didn’t strike his eye. He also skated with the Wings in practice. His vision, according to the Detroit Free Press, is fine.
“Right now, it’s just dealing with the cut and the stitches and the soreness,” he said. “Other than that, my eye is good, and when I got on the ice today, I felt pretty good.”
Miller’s described his panicked reaction.
“Right away, I knew something bad had happened,” Miller said. “My first reaction was to get off the ice and get as close to the doctors as I could. I didn’t know what was cut, exactly. I knew it was my eye area, so I wasn’t sure if my eye was gone or what was going on.”
There was lots of blood, Miller said, “so I couldn’t see as well. But once they got it cleaned out, I was able to look with both eyes at the doctor. It was a big relief, there. Very fortunate and happy that nothing bad happened there.”
