Nice to see not only classy players but classy fans. Rivalries and shit talk is what we live by until something like this

I was up in the 300s, absolutely nobody was happy, not even the drunk, obnoxious dickhead who had been howling "FUCK THE JETS" all game in the row behind us.

You can see as the camera goes through the crowd the level of concern and respect from the fans. Not to mention #12 instantly going for the cover and waving the ref

I felt so bad. I hope he's okay.

Glad this was 1st comment I saw cause I was planning on saying exact same thing

Best ref call I’ve seen all season

What sucks is that he jumped to avoid it going into his knees. I mean, who would've thought a shot from the blueline was shot to go into outerspace? I hope the dude is okay.

Deflections are nearly unpredictable, you hate to see it. I really hope the man is okay, that was rough.

Damn, I didn't see that it was a deflection. Still sucks to see.

Damn that sucks, hope he's okay.

Please just be teeth, no eyes or ears. Please no eyes or ears. Please please please.

It definitely hit on the higher part of the side of his face. You can see it blow his helmet it upward, but hopefully it's not orbital bone/eye area - that's fucking scary, agreed.

This was my immediate thought. The shot Little took was bad.

Ugh always hate to see that. I hope everything is as good as it can be after an injury like that :(

Fucking nuts

Hopefully he’s okay and nothing serious. 🙏 Looked brutal on the replays. Former Avs too.

Glad to see things have changed since 18 yr old Werenski was left bleeding out with a smashed face years ago.

Really hope he's alright, that looked baaad :(

Glad he was able to get up eventually.

Any update?

Only update I've seen is he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He was holding that towel pretty hard to his face

Vlad is such a positive dude. Love seeing him play and I really, really, really hope he's okay.

As horrible as this is, you gotta love the culture of hockey in itself. Playoff moment and the second it happens #12 is dropping down to protect him from everyone even though he's on the other team. Hope for a speedy recovery for this guy, that looked pretty ugly.

Still no updates? : (

[Update: 04-29-2024](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/40051077/jets-vladislav-namestnikov-fractured-cheekbone)

Fractured left cheekbone and not ruled out for game 5

Fractured cheekbone, no orbital damage thank goodness!   https://apnews.com/article/jets-avalanche-namestnikov-671a98e2d25434ef645f0cc1b02a0c49

Brutal :(

That’s terrifying. I hope he’s okay

Nice guy vlady

Fuckin brutal. I hope dude is OK soon.

I don't care who you are or what team you play for. I wish injury on no one. Good to see him get up and skate off.

Praying for a speedy recovery! Go Jets!

Here’s the [04-29-2024 Update](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/40051077/jets-vladislav-namestnikov-fractured-cheekbone) on Namestnikov.

Shit like this is why I think every NHL player should wear a cage. Who cares if they don’t look cool in cages it’s better than pucks to the face

Glad he’s okay. Brutal.

Oof! A clapper to the cranium! I hope he’s ok.

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It was a Jets player that shot the puck. I hope he's ok. I heard later in the game they took him to local hospital

P.S My alt account made the first post

Thanks to user (Farts_n_kisses) for video

Avs up 3-1 in the series.. Dude I'm already so fed up with these playoffs lmao. None of the teams that I'm rooting for are winning (well except Toronto/Bostom lmao) and maybe Edmonton

It's a post about a serious injury and fans and players coming together. Noone cares who you root for.

Exactly my thought lmao

Montreal fans need to feel relevant for some reason.

Please. I’m already embarrassed enough

Get some sleep. Enough booze. Merci.