After Brain Injury Scare, It's a Wonderful Life for Laperriere

Filed under: Flyers, Stanley Cup FinalsPHILADELPHIA -- Ian Laperriere had already suffered what doctors termed a "brain injury," blocking a puck with his head in the Flyers' clinching Game 5 victory over New Jersey. Now here he was after Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final in Philadelphia, his hand battered, bruised and blown up after another shot-block attempt gone right and wrong. "Hey, can you guys recommend a good video on how to block shots?" Laperriere said to a few reporters by his locker room stall. "I'm 36 years old, and I guess I still have no idea what the heck I'm doing out there." Through the pain, Laperriere laughed. This is Ian Laperriere throughout this uplifting Flyers' run, enjoying, cherishing every moment as his team prepares to host Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Okay, there was that brief period when the brain injury had him down. "You hear 'brain injury,' and ...