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No hard feelings after Vokoun injured by teammates swing LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeMIAMI Florida coach Pete DeBoer was jotting down a note then he looked up and saw Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun sprawled out on the Atlanta ice writhing in painI really didnt understand what happened DeBoer said TuesdayFlorida defenceman Keith Ballard had accidentally whacked Vokoun with his stick cutting the goalies ear during an act of frustration after Atlantas Ilya Kovalchuk scored Ballard was aiming for the goal but instead got a piece of Vokouns headVokoun was carted off the ice on a stretcher and taken to an Atlantaarea hospital Vokoun needed several stitches but travelled with the team back to South Florida Immediately after the incident however Ballard looked like he could have used a ProzacESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose called the incident maybe the stupidest thing Ive seen in my lifeBallard who was visibly shaken after the incident will not be disciplined for his errant swipe the team said Tuesday He spoke with Vokoun and his teammates on the Panthers return flight Monday night DeBoer said and no hard feelings lingerIt was a heat of the moment play DeBoer said Its not how you want to handle your frustrations Im sure Keith Ballard will never do it againNHL spokesman Frank Brown said in an email that supplemental discipline is assessed for actions that are taken against opponents meaning Ballard would have possibly been fined or suspended had he lashed out in anger and accidentally struck a member of the ThrashersBut it wasnt against an opponent Brown saidAside from a sore ear it appears Vokoun has no other medical problems He didnt suffer any internal ear damage from the blow and there were no neurological issues the team said The Panthers already without stars David Booth (concussion) and Cory Stillman (knee) hope to have Vokoun back in the lineup as soon as they can get a helmet over his stitchedup earThe incident occurred after Kovalchuks scored a goal at 854 of the first period knocking in his own rebound Ballard then swung his stick toward the net after the goal Vokoun dropped down hands on head and play stalled for about ...