Most people think hockey’s worst injuries are broken bones or missing teeth. This one nearly killed a man on the ice. March 22, 1989. Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues. During a scramble in front of the net, a skate blade lifts off the ice and cuts Clint Malarchuk’s throat, severing his jugular vein. Blood doesn’t drip. It sprays across the ice. Players freeze. Fans in the front rows faint. The ice crew has no idea how to even clean the surface. Malarchuk knows instantly what happened. He later