Islanders' Okposo taken from ice after big hit

EDS: UPDATES with Islanders reporting Okposo has mild concussion. New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo was removed from the ice immobilized on a stretcher after taking a big hit from Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf early in the second period of a 5-4 shootout loss Thursday night. Okposo, the seventh pick in the 2006 draft, remained motionless on the ice for more than 6 minutes as he was attended to by trainers from both teams and other medical personnel.