By: Rich Bergeron
Bruins Forward Patrice Bergeron played in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Monday despite serious health issues including a broken rib and torn cartilage. Bergeron suffered yet another injury in the first period of game 6: a separated shoulder. If there were ever a toughest player award given at the end of the playoffs, Bergeron's efforts would make him a lock for that accolade.
As if the crushing 3-2 defeat of his team to the Chicago Blackhawks wasn't bad enough, later on Monday night Bergeron had to be admitted to a Boston area hospital for a punctured lung.