"According to RMNB's Katie Adler, Chisholm bent over and clutched his right leg, immediately gaining the attention of defense partner Rasmus Sandin and the team's staff. He quickly exited the ice in visible pain with a trainer accompanying him down the tunnel. Before leaving, Chisholm lifted up the bottom of his hockey pants to reveal that the skate blade had made it through his sock and drawn blood on his inner right thigh."
""I think he should be okay," head coach Spencer Carbery said after practice. "I haven't spoken with Serbs (head athletic trainer Jason Serbus) yet, but definitely a scary situation." If Chisholm needs to miss any time with his cut injury, the Capitals have just one extra defenseman, Vincent Iorio, still on their roster. The club needs to submit a final 23-man Opening Night group by the NHL's 5 pm deadline on Monday."
"Monday's scare comes just two days after the Capitals lost defensemen Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath to respective unspecified upper-body and lower-body injuries. Neither Roy nor McIlrath practiced on Monday, with the left-handed Chisholm filling in for Roy on the right side of the team's second pairing with Sandin. The Capitals acquired Chisholm over the summer in a trade with the Minnesota Wild that saw Chase Priskie and a draft pick head in the other direction."
Declan Chisholm suffered a skate blade cut to his inner right thigh during a Capitals practice drill and left the ice in visible pain accompanied by a trainer. The blade pierced his sock and drew blood, prompting immediate attention from teammate Rasmus Sandin and team staff. The incident occurred two days after Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath missed practice with unspecified upper- and lower-body injuries, respectively, leading Chisholm to play on the right side of the second pairing. Coach Spencer Carbery called the situation scary but expressed optimism. The Capitals face thin defensive depth ahead of the 23-man Opening Night deadline.
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