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Charles Curtis

Jets’ Morgan Barron returns to playoff game after 75 stitches to close up a horrifying facial cut

Look, this is not a way of celebrating Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron returning to the ice on Tuesday in their Game 1 playoff win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

I’m merely reporting what happened. Barron got cut by the sharp skate of Golden Knights netminder Laurent Brossoit above his eye, with blood pouring out everywhere, received 75 — yes, 75 — stitches … and returned to the game.

You can watch the video of what happened below and Barron talking about it, and I’ve tried really hard to avoid any video of the result of the cut. I’m glad he’s OK! He seemed in good spirits after the game:

 

Geez!

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