{"id":6266,"date":"2024-11-29T12:14:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T10:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2024-11-29T12:17:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T10:17:47","slug":"mats-zuccarellos-wild-injury-ruptured-testicle-from-puck-to-the-groin-sidelined-for-4-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mats-zuccarellos-wild-injury-ruptured-testicle-from-puck-to-the-groin-sidelined-for-4-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mats Zuccarello&#8217;s &#8216;wild&#8217; injury: Ruptured testicle from puck to the groin, sidelined for 4 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Wild&rsquo;s Mats Zuccarello is out for four weeks after taking a puck to the groin in a game against the Canadiens. Yes, you read that right. A puck. To the groin. Ouch doesn&rsquo;t even cover it.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nhl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NHL<\/a> injuries are almost a given when you step onto the ice, especially with pucks flying around at speeds over 100 MPH. Those hard rubber missiles don&rsquo;t care who or what&rsquo;s in their way&mdash;they&rsquo;re taking no prisoners.<\/p><p>Sure, players are decked out in gear that&rsquo;s supposed to keep them safe, but let&rsquo;s be real: there&rsquo;s only so much padding can do against the unforgiving laws of physics.<\/p><p>It happened in the first period, and honestly, the whole thing sounded like a scene from a bad slapstick movie. Mats Zuccarello hit the ice hard, and teammates had to help him off. The damage was a ruptured testicle.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marcus Foligno says it was a close call for Mats Zuccarello when he was hit with a puck &ldquo;where the sun don&rsquo;t shine&rdquo; &#128517; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iEJ2MmciF7\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/iEJ2MmciF7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; B\/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BR_OpenIce\/status\/1859364452560191626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>It&rsquo;s the stuff nightmares are made of. Marcus Foligno, one of the Wild&rsquo;s leaders, later spilled the tea on the 93X &ldquo;Half-Assed Morning Show,&rdquo; confirming Zuccarello went straight to the hospital for emergency surgery.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;We thought he was gonna lose one n*t, but it actually survived, and he&rsquo;s got them both still,&rdquo;<\/em> Foligno said. Seriously, it&rsquo;s the kind of good news you didn&rsquo;t know you&rsquo;d be relieved to hear. But here&rsquo;s the kicker&mdash;his protective cup had a &ldquo;massive dent.&rdquo; If that doesn&rsquo;t make you wince, check your pulse.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&ldquo;Funny now, but not then&rdquo;<\/h2><p>Foligno admitted that the jokes didn&rsquo;t start flying until they knew Zuccarello was okay. <\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&ldquo;Poor guy got hit where the sun don&rsquo;t shine and it ruptured his testicle,&rdquo;<\/em> he shared, adding that Mats Zuccarello can&rsquo;t even lift anything right now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p>There is a silver lining, though. The team&rsquo;s mood has lightened up now that they know he&rsquo;ll make a full recovery. Foligno even called the dented cup <em>&ldquo;hilarious&rdquo;<\/em>&mdash;the ultimate &ldquo;if you don&rsquo;t laugh, you&rsquo;ll cry&rdquo; moment.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A tough loss for the Wild<\/h2><p>While the jokes have made their rounds, Zuccarello&rsquo;s absence is no laughing matter for the Wild. Head coach John Hynes didn&rsquo;t hold back his praise for the 37-year-old. <em>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s an extreme competitor,&rdquo;<\/em> Hynes said, emphasizing Zuccarello&rsquo;s importance on the power play and overall team chemistry. <em>&ldquo;When he comes back, he&rsquo;s going to be back to where he is.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mats Zuccarello will be out 3-4 weeks after surgery for ruptured testicle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hockeynews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#hockeynews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ballbreaker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#ballbreaker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#wild<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Og0njsas72\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Og0njsas72<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IAP Radio (@inapickpod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inapickpod\/status\/1859372605037555790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>So yeah, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/wild\/player\/mats-zuccarello-8475692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Zuccarello&rsquo;s<\/a> recovery involves a whole lot of ice packs and rest, the team is counting down the days until their key winger is back on the ice&mdash;fully intact and ready to roll.<\/p><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/carolina-hurricanes-searching-for-goalie-options-amid-injuries-to-andersen-and-kochetkov\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Carolina Hurricanes Searching for Goalie Options Amid Injuries to Andersen and Kochetkov<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ouch! Looks like someone just paid the ultimate price for a Puck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1113,1114,52,1115,1116],"class_list":["post-6266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-mats-zuccarello","tag-mats-zuccarello-injury-update","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-player-ruptured-testicle","tag-ruptured-testicle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mats Zuccarello&#039;s &#039;wild&#039; injury: Ruptured testicle from puck to the groin, sidelined for 4 weeks - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mats Zuccarello is apparently paying the price of a puck! 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