Brutal hockey hit.

Saturday's Hurricanes/Islanders game saw an absolutely awful headshot on 19-year-old Carolina Hurricane Brandon Sutter.

Ouch.




Hospitalized overnight, and released today. More neurological tests will be completed in Raleigh. It was technically a legal hit. It's a fine line: Doug Weight's arm did not come up and rise to make the hit because Sutter's head lowered as he poked at the puck. But a headshot occurred anyway, knocking the kid out cold. A game this fast it's hard to stop that momentum. A shot to the head wasn't the intent, but it happened. Does the offender get penalized by the league even if malicious intent is not there? Whatever the outcome with the league office, it's a brutal hit.