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Chris Neil might be Senators’ latest skate blade victim

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If Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk believes that Matt Cooke cut Erik Karlsson’s Achillies tendon with his skate blade in a deliberate crime, then he might just consider New York Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman a “copycat” cutter.

Sportsnet’s Ian Mendes reports that Stralman’s skate blade might have cut Chris Neil’s leg during Thursday’s game.

A person with the Twitter handle Radek Bonk Mullet snared quite the stunning screen cap of the freak accident/cold-blooded attempt to injure (depending upon which millionaire you ask).

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It’s early, so we’ll have to wait and see if this ends up being a serious injury. Knowing Ottawa’s luck, it wouldn’t be surprising if he ends up missing a significant amount of time.

Update: Neil might have dodged a bullet. Mendes reports that he returned to the Senators’ bench during the game, so that’s definitely a great early sign.