Don’t see any intention to injure on anyone’s part. Clean check. He just happened to fall in the path Perry was skating. No way he could have gotten out of the way from hitting him as quick as it happened. Just one of those unfortunate hockey plays. Hope Tavares will be ok.

I don’t care what team you root for, if you’re a hockey fan that’s a scary hit

1:06 Perry did his best to avoid hitting him, he jumped over and fell down himself.

I almost cried watching this..so so scary..hopefully a fast recovery John. Be well brother

This was the worse injury I've seen in years. John is nails. God be with him man I'm brought to tears with this injury seeing Leafs captain go down like this

He’s very lucky that it wasn’t his throat. I thought initially that the skate hit his neck. I got up and yelled like I never had before.

i thought his neck might have gotten cut when i first saw it...get well John...really tough hit

Glad JT was giving a thumbs up while being stretchered out. He was at least conscious and alert at that time and aware of where he was. I'm guessing a concussion for sure and probably out for the rest of the playoffs but it could've been worse.

Watching this live was the scariest thing I’ve seen on tv ever

I remember when this happened at a bar, there were some Islander fans cheering and laughing. Classless.

For me the scariest moment is at 0:31 (1:38 in the 2nd half) where you can see the life and light just go right out of Johnny Toronto … there is no one home at that point

I thought his neck was broken at first... I mean the way the trainer lifted him tho 😐 Edit: oh now I know why... he was keeping it in place and steady

pray for him. I may not be a toronto fan, but no one ever deserves to be injured and i hope he makes a speedy recovery!!

Coming from an islanders fan this was terrifying to watch. Never wish a player to get brutally injured like that.

I hope Tavares is ok now. Poor Perry guy couldn't do anything and must feel really bad. It was clearly unintentional but a scary hit. Hope the player is OK.

That seizure was a fencing posture seizure meaning he also has a TBI. Of course he would have a concussion, but lucky he did not get killed.

Damn. That slow mo replay made it way worse. That was brutal.

I don't know exactly why, but everytime I watch this video I cry

the quick reaction to lift his legs from Perry may have saved Tavares's life.

Omg be well John.

Well that gets my compassion juices flowing

Holy shit is so baked I thought it was he neck getting sliced by the skate

Honestly thank goodness it wasn't the blade of his skate

What was so ridiculous about this accidental hit is that Perry was forced to fight someone to defend this accidental hit which the whole leafs bench got to see on the replay…gutless but that’s who the leafs are to there core, gutless

Does anybody know what the injury was?

No man I can't believe This happened 😭

Man, I’ve heard that hit was bad, but that’s worse than I thought it was. And him trying to get up, yikes! Hope he’s alright.

Update?

0:56 omg! looking from this angle Perry was very close to Tavares and had no time to dodge 😨😧

This was absolutely gut wrenching, felt sick watching this.

A doctor myself a head injury is so serious the brain can be damaged or have a bleed on the brain or can have brain damaged but fingers crossed he gets the right treatment but he's in the right place where doctors and specialist can help him recover

John is my favorite player

The fact that even tho everyone knows it was accidental perry knew he had to fight someone after . Respect

I’m no Corey Perry fan but he did all he could to try to avoid that contact!

What part was injured? Was this a head injury? I saw him get hit hard and fall, but I'm not sure what actually happened to him, physically, I mean.. Can someone explain.

I said they would need to deal with Tavares to win but I didn't mean like that.

Feel better soon i hope

Holy shit He was knocked silly Hope he is going to be alright 👍🏻

This was anything but graphic.

The way he fainted got me puking. I know he's playing now but still scary even in '24

To the people that enjoyed this hit and think this is funny, I hope this happens to you! 🖕I hate the leafs but I would NEVER disrespect an athlete because of the uniform they wear. ABSOLUTELY NO ATHLETE DESERVES THIS INJURY! Some of the comments i read almost put me to tears. You should be ashamed of yourselves and your existence makes me sick! However, the true sports fans and good people on this thread redeem the good for humanity and for that, I thank you! A lot of good comments and good people out here too! 💙❤

Wow, that had to be a hard hit. But obviously unintentional.

As bad as it was, I think we can all say we are glad it wasn’t worse.

what does john tavares do now after 2 years? is he still an active player?

Hi, I hope it's okay to ask, could you please add a warning for the flashing lights in this video please? Thank you so much. I hope he's doing okay now

That knee to the chin from the guy jumping over him. 😮 that was so brutal and fast.

Ooh what a gruesome injury. Lets see it again on the replay

Wow that was a big hit man geez

Jesus... that's brutal.

“That’s a scary hit….let’s show it three times, in slow-mo.”

Almost an csi episode 😮😮 hockey ain't no joke I see

That was brutal

GEEZ I PRAY CAPTAIN TAVAREZ RISES AGAIN.

Could he not breathe? I'm so confused. Or was did he just get cut by the blade?

Props to 94 for his quick reaction in pulling his skate away from his neck area

mma fighters out here like "he'll be up for the decision".

im a huge Habs fan and i remember watching this live in the playoffs. horrible

i know its not perrys fault but it prob would of been better if perry didn't try and avoid it cause when perry jumped to avoid it he ended up kneeing tavares which is alot harder

Kudos to the trainers getting to him so quickly. I can’t help but wonder if trainers had gotten to Adam Johnson right away if maybe he would have lived. 😢

I think that player did an outstanding job trying to avoid injuring Taveras. Freak accident. Get well soon!!

Perry and Tavares. Two warriors. Unfortunate situation.

How did he fare, eventually?

Props to the other guy for at least trying to jump over him

Very scary stuff thankfully he’s OK

Clean

When the commentator's voice cracked, you knew it was serious.

Waiting for the graphic part still

i thought it was his skate at first that hit him 😭 that is so scary

Captain matthews here we come. That speed looked career ending

Dude this is worst than alot of car accidents I’ve seen I pray for him

That it's worth it to them, to "cripple" the opponent like this.

I’m a leafs fan, When I watched this game i was shocked. I seriously thought he was gonna d!e

That was scary

This is a really fast game and unfortunately these injuries happen sometimes . JT is a tough vet and you know if he’s down like that it was really bad.

Rip maple leafs.

Hope he’s ok

Corey Did His Best To Avoid Him To No Avail & Landed Hard Because Of The Extent He Went To Avoid John! Those Trainers Should Have Kept Him Lying Down & They Helped Him Up, Then Over, He Passed Out From Orthostatic Hypotension On Top Of The Concussion/Contusion If We Are Blessed And Their Is No Bleeding Anywhere Else. Heavenly Father Bless & Heal John In The Name Of Jesus Christ. Amen

I had a player get a stick to the neck she went flying off the ice and collapsed they thought she broke her neck all I remember is bawling my eyes out waiting for the ambulance to load her up 😢 scariest day of my life (it was only like a month ago)

Clean hit. Just a very unfortunate circumstance honestly.. I hope he hasnt sustained any permanent damage from the hit

Thank god this wasn't a repeat of Clint Malarchuk

Accidents happen. Hope hes well soon though!

Even being a Canadiens I feel sad for him 😢

Clean Check

Who is the number 2 guy hitting him?

Well wishes to Tavares

@1:07 You can see the 2nd guy tries to avoid hitting him. He lifts his left leg and luckily the skate blade does *not* hit Tavares.

Ужасная травма 😢 выздоравливай таварес

Nuttin to do with respect and fairplay☹️😞

1:40 What does Oyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo means in French?

Wow hope he ok

GLG. Hate the Habs . And Perry. But that was an accident. Heal up Captain

Yeah sports look real healthy.

Это Хоккей! Выздоравливай!

Don’t bother asking him how many fingers, he was out like a light.

Nowadays, is he ok?

Surprised the trainers allowed him to try to get up like that. If he had a severe injury to his neck he could've been paralized or even worse.

My friend on the ice dropped me, and I fell on my right side, hit my pelvic bone, I thought it was bad, but no. And here it's just some kind of nonsense

the second impact is the worst damage (on knee)

Serious knock out

Sun Media should have been barred from anything even remotely involving the Leafs forever.