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Iginla bounces back after hurting finger in fight vs. Kesler

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James OBrien

Update: Remarkably enough, Jarome Iginla returned during Saturday’s game. This is about that time when it’s appropriate to point out the toughness of hockey players.
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Every now and then, there’s a memorable image that begs to be the main photo of a PHT story. Still, there are also times when it’s best to protect the squeamish.

The end result of Iginla’s fight with Ryan Kesler on Saturday probably qualifies for the latter description, which is why this post contains a warning. It’s probably too late to warn you now, though, so ...

Here’s what happened to his finger, via Jason McCauley:

yuck

/Reaches for airline’s complimentary barf bag.

Iginla, 36, hasn’t returned yet from that fight. We can probably all agree that it’s easy to see why.

Here’s video of the full squabble:

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