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Daniel Winnik was back at practice just two days after his ear got ‘chewed up’

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: Daniel Winnik #26 of the Washington Capitals skates against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center on March 4, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Rangers defeated the Capitals 3-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Hockey players are known for their toughness, but Daniel Winnik is taking it to a whole new level.

The damage was done after Winnik blocked a shot against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

After the game, Caps head coach Barry Trotz said his forward had lost a piece of his ear, but it sounds like that wasn’t totally accurate.

“I wouldn’t say I lost a piece of it,” said Winnik, per the Washington Post. “I mean, it’s really chewed up, and obviously some scabs and all of that, but no visible missing piece...The puck hit basically half ear, maybe a little more ear than helmet. Very fortunate it wasn’t way worse.”

He didn’t need any stitches, but they did have to use some glue to patch him up.

To watch how his ear got “chewed up,” click here.

It doesn’t sound like the injury did enough to scare Winnik into putting on a visor or an earpiece.

“I mean, my face has been banged up a lot over the years, and I still haven’t worn a visor. I mean I’ve probably broken my nose like 15 times or something. I just can’t wear it, and the earpieces, I think you’re just used to wearing it for so long without it. I mean you take them out you’re like, ‘Why the hell was I wearing earpieces in the first place?’ But I guess this is kind of an indication on why guys do.”