The season-ending ankle injury that Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter suffered is no typical hockey wound.
"It's very fluky, an injury that doesn't happen very often in sports," Suter said Wednesday, according to Dan Myers of the team's website. "The doctors have said they usually only see this type of injury in car accidents."
Suter's foot banged into the boards during a puck battle with Dallas Stars foward Remi Elie, and X-rays later revealed a fractured fibula.
Here's the Ryan Suter injury, right foot into the boards pic.twitter.com/M01fUoI6Fh
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) April 1, 2018
Suter said the fact his foot was quickly placed in a walking boot protected his ankle from further damage, but "(doctors have) been pretty worried."
His goal is to be ready for training camp in September, and he'll now have to watch his team make a Stanley Cup push without him.
"It's frustrating," Suter said. "You grind it out all year and to not be able to play and help out in the playoffs ... I feel bad for my teammates, but I know they will do a great job."
