McKee's finger in jeopardy
Jay McKee, whose body has been through unimaginable situations as one of the finest and most active shot-blockers in the NHL, could lose a body part because of his craft.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the former Sabres defenseman is in a holding pattern while he waits to find out whether doctors will have to remove his left ring finger. He blocked a shot with it, and the skin and tip were torn off.
"All that was really protecting it was a millimeter of leather," McKee, who is expected to miss four to six weeks, told the paper. "The puck actually split my glove where it hit me in the finger. It certainly didn't look much like a finger when I took my glove off."
He is hoping blood begins flowing back to the finger, or else amputation may be needed.
---John Vogl
