He is probably best known for the serious throat injury that he recieved from a skate blade when Steve Tuttle of the St. Louis Blues and Uwe Krupp of the Buffalo Sabres became entangled when they were chasing the puck and they both crashed into Malarchuk 's net , Tuttle 's skate hit Malarchuk on the neck and severed his internal carotid artery which caused puddles of blood that collected on the ice . When Steve Tuttle of the Blues and Uwe Krupp of the Sabres became entangled while chasing the puck and crashed into Malarchuk 's goal , Tuttle 's skate caught Malarchuk on the neck , severing his internal jugular vein .