P.K. Subban out of hospital after suffering 'non-serious' neck injury

Following a scary end to Thursday’s Montreal Canadiens/Buffalo Sabres game, the Habs released good news on injured defenseman P.K. Subban.

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According to the team, Subban was released from Montreal General Hospital late Thursday night after he suffered a “non-serious” neck injury following a collision with teammate Alexei Emelin.

Subban was stretchered off after being tended to by both medical staffs for nearly 10 minutes. As he exited the ice, he gave the Bell Centre crowd a thumbs up as they chanted his name. The Canadiens later announced that the 26-year-old did have movement in his extremities.

“I’ve been in that position before and it brings back a lot of tough memories. It was really hard to watch,” said Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty, who was stretchered off himself following an injury during a 2011 game against the Boston Bruins. “It was impossible to concentrate after that. Maybe for me more so than other guys. Now I know how guys felt when that happened to me.

"All we can do is be supportive. Any time you get an injury to that area, it’s very, very scary.”

Subban has already been ruled out for Saturday's game, meaning he'll sit due to injury for the first time in his NHL career.

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