RALEIGH, N.C. — The scar on Kaiden Guhle’s right leg is roughly four inches long and will always serve as a reminder of what he said was “definitely the scariest moment” of his life.
When the 23-year-old fell awkwardly in the third period of a 4-1 Montreal Canadiens loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 28, he had no idea what kind of damage he had done. All he knew was that he had lost his balance, tumbled into the boards, and ended up slicing his right quadricep with his left skate.
What Guhle felt, aside from pain, was urgency to get medical attention.
“It happens, and you see it, and you don’t know really what’s going on,” Guhle said on Friday, minutes after playing his first game back since undergoing…