Erik Haula Leaves with Upper Body Injury
Carolina Hurricanes center, Erik Haula, departed Friday night’s game with an apparent upper body injury after taking a hit while in on the forecheck. Anaheim Ducks’ defenseman, Josh Manson, delivered said hit after Haula chipped the puck along the end boards.
Manson’s hit had enough force to create a whiplash effect, and Haula banged his head on the glass. The hit appeared clean, and no penalty was assessed on the play. It looked to be delivered through Haula’s body, and the principle point of contact was the shoulder. Though it was clean, it still warranted a fight. Joel Edmundson challenged Manson on Haula’s behalf.
Erik Haula has an upper-body injury and will not return to tonight's game.
— Michael Smith (@MichaelSmithNC) October 19, 2019
The unfortunate part about Haula’s injury is that he was one of the few forwards consistently contributing on offense in the early going. The hope is that Haula won’t be sidelined for too long. But, you can never be too careful.