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Kyle Okposo has mild concussion after nasty hit

New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo, right, is attended

Photo credit: AP

 Thankfully Kyle Okposo is OK. He has a mild concussion and was cleared by doctors to fly back with the team on the charter to Saskatoon.

Stuck to Twitter for updates on the game, so for those of you who were not receiving updates during the team's 5-4 shootout loss to the Flames, here's the rundown:

Okposo was the victim of a vicious open-ice hit from Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf....

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