“Oh man! That’s a pretty good chop by Nurse after Hintz gives him a shove here. That’s a slash on top of the feet. Not a whole lot of padding there,” said the announcer as Roope Hintz collapsed on the ice. While you’d see NHL players recover from apparently harder hits without any help, Hintz couldn’t even put pressure on his foot after Oilers’ Darnell Nurse slashed him in Game 2. What’s more? Hintz missed Game 3 entirely.
While the most skeptical Oilers fans alleged that the Dallas Stars player overplayed his injury, it turned out the hit was just as bad as it looked. Hintz had a chat with Stars Thoughts on Saturday, May 31, and confirmed just how bad things got for the top Dallas forward to miss Game 3. “So, there was a fracture, or a crack, however you call it,” confirmed the 28-year-old.
“It was pretty painful. I tried to go in Game 3, but I couldn’t,” added the Finnish hockey star. The late confession on the severity of his injury drew a mixed bag of reactions now that Dallas’ chances and their season are over. “And they did absolutely nothing about it… Softest team in the NHL. FIRE PETE DEBOER,” commented one angry fan.
Roope Hintz confirms that his foot was fractured after the slash by Darnell Nurse.
— Robert Tiffin (@RobertTiffin) May 31, 2025
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