Sabres rookie Thompson takes out veteran Dan Girardi with a brutal knee on knee hit

Ouch... this is ugly. Supplemental discipline coming?

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Sabres rookie Thompson takes out veteran Dan Girardi with a brutal knee on knee hit

Midway through the first period of tonight’s game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres in Tampa, Sabres rookie Tage Thompson ran through Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi, connecting knee on knee and sending Girardi down to the ice in a heap.

Girardi left the game and has not returned. 

Here’s the hit in question:


The ironic part in all of this is that Girardi scored first goal of the season just a shift before. Now he’s out of the lineup for who knows how long. Tough break…

We’ll keep you updated should the veteran blue liner make a return or should the team make an announcement on his status. Stay tuned.

Source: Ry Bass