A dozen games ago , Flyers forward Ian Laperriere threw himself to the ice to block a shot by Devils defenseman Paul Martin .
A dozen games ago , Flyers forward Ian Laperriere received a brain contusion and close to 70 stitches for his efforts .
A dozen games ago , Flyers forward Ian Laperriere threw himself to the ice to block a shot by Devils defenseman Paul Martin and received a brain contusion and close to 70 stitches for his efforts .