Intro:

New York Rangers, Mats Zuccarello, NHL, Ice Hockey

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers forward

(On not being able to help the Rangers)

"I mean obviously you'd like to help. But the doctors, their job is to get me healthy, so you've got to respect that. And, but it was tough to watch and it is what it is, you know."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers forward

(On his health)

"Yeah, I don't know what you guys know, but I had a small fracture in my head and I lost my talking and some feeling in my arm and stuff. So I was in the hospital for three days. I couldn't talk for a while, I just had some contusion(s), some blood in my brain. Yeah, that affects a lot and now I go to speech therapy, getting much better. I couldn't say word(s) for four days. But now I actually say a little bit, so I feel much better and now I'm going to be getting better and better."