NHL players aren't the only ones that have to worry about stray pucks as flying projectiles.
It happened Wednesday night during a matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Minnesota Wild when a pass from Leafs defenseman Roman Polak (with some serious heat on it) caught linesman Steve Miller on the knee.
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And judging by his reaction, it looked to be on par with getting one of your knee caps bashed in by a Louisville Slugger. No word yet on his condition, but after that some of those crazy thick goalie pads might be in order.
