Video: Blackhawk Walker's mangled finger frightens the ladies

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There's only so much hockey battle damage women will consider attractive. We're all familiar with the classic sports cliché that chicks dig scars. A shiner like the one Max Talbot earned in his fight yesterday is a badge of honor. Missing teeth have their goofy charms.

But judging from the female fans behind the Chicago Blackhawks bench in this clip from Game 5 against the Calgary Flames, mangled fingers aren't a turn-on. Defenseman Matt Walker blocked a Dion Phaneuf shot in the first period, and for a few moments you could have used his hand as a coat rack:

Because he's a hockey player, Walker returned to the game and blocked another shot in the third period. Goodness.

Phaneuf, incidentally, is being called "day-to-day" by Flames Coach Mike Keenan ahead of Monday's Game 6 in Calgary. He was knocked out of Saturday's Game 5 after a third-period, helmet-on-helmet hit with Troy Brouwer.

(H/T to Puck Buddy Brian S. for the clip.)

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1. Posted by David N Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:54 pm EDT
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max talbots shiner was not from his fight it was from the but end he took earlier in the series from the same douche he fought
2. Posted by David N Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:54 pm EDT
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max talbots shiner was not from his fight it was from the but end he took earlier in the series from the same douche he fought
3. Posted by Irvin A Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:57 pm EDT
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whoa that leaves a big mark
4. Posted by j_n_16 Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:01 pm EDT
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coat hanger, lol
5. Posted by habs1rule Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:08 pm EDT
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Really like what the Black Hawks are doing.
6. Posted by Josh T Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:08 pm EDT
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Those ladies might think differently if he "worked a little magic" with that mangled digit.
7. Posted by Munkcy Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:26 pm EDT
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Funny, that's the same look I imagine Pierre McGuire gets from the ladies. Only they're not pointing at his fingers when they make that face...
8. Posted by MTL_WINGS Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:37 pm EDT
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Are you kidding me, the ladies love it, they can't get enough of the Shalker.
9. Posted by CUP#12 Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:03 pm EDT
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uhh?! yeah wysh good work! try taken a look before the faceoff.. hmm? looks like a shiner PREFIGHT!! nice reporting! i think the rest of the world probably thinks/knows it was carcillo that caused the shiner BUT since he had it BEFORE the fight it was PROBABLY from the game the other night when carcillo punched/"butt-ended" him. call me crazy! in all the fights ive been in it takes alil time for the bruising to show-up like that. red, swollen, purplish even if you want but colored like that during the fight i think not! again nice work.
WINGS TIL DEATH!!
10. Posted by CUP#12 Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:05 pm EDT
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@david n lol i didnt read the posts until after glad somebody else saw that.
WINGS TIL DEATH!!
11. Posted by fetus enchiladas Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:12 pm EDT
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OH my GOD why DO YOU INSIST on typing such STUPID POSTS
wings til death? guess you'll be dead next round.
12. Posted by Brandon S Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:14 pm EDT
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Of course he came back!
I love hockey, and I love the playoffs! What a great playoff so far!
13. Posted by HotStacey Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:17 pm EDT
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that was awesome
14. Posted by Sean Patrick Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:17 pm EDT
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For showing the carnage of his finger, I hear he's been suspended for one game.
15. Posted by Fin-atic Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:20 pm EDT
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That's why I love hockey. A soccer player would have been rolling around crying after that. He came back and played on.
16. Posted by David N Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:30 pm EDT
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11. Posted by CUP#12 Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:05 pm EDT Report Abuse
@david n lol i didnt read the posts until after glad somebody else saw that.
WINGS TIL DEATH!!
setting wysh straight is easy he relys to much on what he finds on the net than actually reporting the truth
17. Posted by HotStacey Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:31 pm EDT
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greg, man, the devils SUCKED tonight. they have NO chance of getting the cup this year if they can MAYBE barely beat carolina. oh well, NJ is the most painfully boring - defense oriented team ever. i would love to ban them and the wild for being so (intentionally) boring.
18. Posted by ZHL Commissioner Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:31 pm EDT
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@Sean: nice post. funny.
19. Posted by CUP#12 Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:39 pm EDT
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@fetus too piss you off cumtard polesmoker!!
wings til death b!tches!! b2b cups!! oh yeah!!
20. Posted by John the Fisherman Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:05 am EDT
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i wonder why cupchicks#12's catch phrase isn't LIONS TIL DEATH!
21. Posted by Return2Sender Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:25 am EDT
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I don't really care about the Blackhawks, but I appreciate any player who helps to prove that hockey players are the toughest athletes. It looks like his finger has a third joint or he has become Captain Hook, and yet he goes back out and plays. I love that.
22. Posted by Crip Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:25 am EDT
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He played with that question-mark-of-a-finger. That dude is a man. I was a Matt Walker fan for decking Jovo in a really quick fight, but this puts him in even higher esteem.
23. Posted by Dewman Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:36 am EDT
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OUCH!! I've had the finger dislocation happen to me twice. Index finger flipped back (basketball), and pinkie shoved down (football). It hurts like heck. What sucks most is that it will be sore for many many months. The pinkie injury hurt for almost a year. No doubt a basketball player would be done for the season, not a hockey player though. Definitely will be a nuisance for him for the rest of the playoffs.
24. Posted by ed8m8 Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:37 am EDT
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pierre mc guire comment LOL too funny go hawks