I was thinking about the extent of the injury yesterday. I don't think the teams provide medical report to the league. I believe that there is a fracture of some sort in his jaw. Does a cracked tooth count as a broken jaw? I suspect its a very small fracture of no consequence and Steppan will be back next game without a cage.
I wouldn't be surprised if this causes an NHL rule change where the Department of Player Safety requires medical records to avoid shenanigans like what potentially happened hear.
Time will tell what the truth is.
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