Get well soon, Jiri.

By now, I imagine most readers of this blog have heard that Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer collapsed during their game Monday night. Team doctors immediately spring into action and were able to shock his stopped heart back to life with an automatic external defibrillator. Thank goodness.

That's one of my boys out there giving his all and risking far more mundane injuries every night on the ice. When one of them goes down like this, it can't help but shock you. I've been following the news closely, and at this point, it appears that he's going to be OK even if is future hockey career is uncertain. I'm grateful.

Get well soon, Jiri. We're all pulling for you.