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No internal damage after Vokoun struck by Ballards stick 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 SizeFlorida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun suffered no internal or neurological damage when hit with the stick of Keith Ballard in Mondays loss to the Atlanta Thrashers After Ilya Kovalchuk scored for the Thrashers Ballard went to swing his stick at the goal post when it accidentally hit Vokoun on the side of the mask Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher but later flew home on the team plane Vokoun stopped by Panthers practice on Tuesday and head coach Peter DeBoer said he doesnt expect his goalie to be out for too long Whenever he can get a helmet (mask) on I think hell play Thats kind of (the talk) around the dressing room here and amongst our training staff DeBoer said on the teams website Its in an uncomfortable spot to put a goalie mask on As soon as we can rig something up to get his helmet on around the stitches hell be ready to play whether thats Wednesday Thursday or the weekend it wont be long termlog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 41 Yeahs2 BoosYeahBooldp44December 1 2009 944PMsuspend him for 10 games!! report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBootelosmanDecember 1 2009 937PMAny incidental contact to an opponents head garnishes a penalty Should it be any different if you hit a team mate Whether accidental or not acts like this should not be tolerated by the league Firstly Ballard should have been given a five minute major and a game at the point of indecent and secondly the league should be reviewing his actions and assessing a suspension report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoothethoughtprocessDecember 1 2009 927PMI love how everyones keeps saying theyve never seen anything like this before do a youtube search for tomas surovy jaroslav halak Same thing! he even took a second swing too! report this commentKarma 40 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooBoom D YadaDecember 1 2009 922PMOne more thing about Perezhogin Garret Stafford the guy he slashed was also given a 6game suspension on the play what most people forget is that Perezhogin was retaliating for a (weaker) slash by Stafford to Perezhogins head rep...