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    It was a scary scene Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center when Wild defenseman Keith Ballard laid motionle s on the ice following a hit from Islanders enforcer Matt Martin.Ballard’s head Deion Sanders Jersey into the partition and he crumpled to the ground and began convulsing. He eventually was able to walk off the ice with the help of team trainers and spent the night in a Minnesota hospital.Ballard, 32, was discharged the next day with three facial fractures and a concu sion. His history of concu sions has been particularly worrisome.On Wednesday, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher was asked about Ballard’s condition and spoke with a concerned tone.This is serious, Fletcher said, the MinneapolisStar Tribune. Hes had concu sions before. I dont know how many. Were worried about that. Bones will heal. I dont mean to make light of it, Steve Young T Shirts but his face will heal. But his hand was sticking right up. He was convulsing. This was scary. You could even see the reaction of the Islanders bench. They werent standing over him mocking him. They were scared.Ballard has a concu sion history from his days inVancouver, where he played from 2010-13. He suffered two concu sions there and played 65, 47 and 36 Nick Mullens Jersey gamesin the three seasons.Martin will not be fined for his hit, the NHL San Francisco 49Ers Golf Sporting Goods announced, because of the vulnerable position Ballardis deemed to have put himself in while turning to avoid the hit.Wild coach Mike Yeo weighed in on the league’s decision:”Im not going to argue with the league on this one and Im sure people on the Islanders side of the coin would be looking at things differently, but for me, its our player, its our teammate,” Yeo said. “When I looked at it, I know that John Taylor T Shirts Bally was in a bit of a vulnerable position. He may have turned into it a little bit, but at the same time, I see a player launching himself at him at an area close to the boards. The more I watch it, and again its hard to watch, when its your teammate, you dont like those.

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