article_snippet.sent: I feel very blessed a skate didn't hit Miller's eye,' Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller said at practice on Wednesday. '
article_snippet.sent: Skating with a full face mask during practice, the Detroit forward openly bore a gruesome red wound that required 50 to 60 stitches to close along multiple layers of skin, the Detroit Free Press reports.
article_snippet.sent: Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller was left with a scar across Miller's eye, but reportedly didn't suffer any damage to his eyesight after another player cut Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller across Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller face .
article_snippet.sent: The incident occurred shortly after a faceoff during the first period of Tuesday's game between The Red Wings and the Senators.
article_snippet.sent: Though Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller has a gash that runs across both sides of Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller eyelid and bruising below Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller right eye, Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller said Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller vision was largely unaffected.
article_snippet.sent: Right now, it's just dealing with the cut and the stitches and the soreness,' Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller explained. '
article_snippet.sent: Other than that, my eye is good, and when I got on the ice today, I felt pretty good.'
article_snippet.sent: Red Wing Memes published a photo of the Red Wings forward with the freshly stitched wound .
article_snippet.sent: Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock said Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller will likely have a 'big-time scar' but to expect the winger to be on the ice Thursday.
highlights_snippet.sent: Detroit Red Wings' Drew Miller was caught by a skate in the first period against the Ottawa Senators .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The massive cut required 50 to 60 stitches to close, but did not damage Drew Miller's eye .
  