Oct 24, 2009
Story Timeline: 34 days
was taken off the ice on a backboard after he was checked into the boards by Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu. Ruutu hit Tucker from behind as the right wing tried to play the puck in the Hurricanes' end with 14:34 left in the second period. IN PROGRESS: 'Canes at Avalanche Tucker's face hit the glass and he fell on his back on the ice. He lay motionless for several minutes as the Avalanche trainers and doctors attended to him. Doctors put a neck brace on Tucker and strapped him to a backboard. Tucker appeared to be...
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