It was an unsettling moment for Canes coach Peter Laviolette and the Hurricanes players -- center Matt Cullen taking a big hit and then being pulled from the game.
Cullen was blindsided by the Flyers' Nathan Guenin in the first period and did not play the rest of the game. Cullen missed several games last season because of vision problems after a pair of concussions.
"They checked his head for concussion symptoms and everything seemed positive and clear,'' Laviolette said. "It was more precautionary than anything else.''
A Raleigh native, Chip has worked at the N&O since 1979 and is the Canes beat writer. He can be reached at 
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Cullen needs to watch out.
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 09:36 — Wompus (not verified)Matt's a good player, but he seems to take entirely too many devastating hits; guys have gone whole careers without taking some of the shots this guy has.
Hope he keeps his head up, he'll be needed this season.
I was at the game and I
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 23:57 — ctillI was at the game and I don't have a replay of the Cullen hit in front of me, but I think it was a clean hit in the officials' eyes. Guenin is trying to make the Flyers roster. What's he supposed to do, pass up a chance to hit somebody who's not skating with his head on a swivel?
This is terrible news. I am
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 23:06 — Anonymous (not verified)This is terrible news. I am not reassured by the initial reports. According to the Canes, Cullen never had a concussion last season either. I did not see the hit, so hopefully this time they're right, & he'll be fine.
Iron Man Walker
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 22:08 — CaniacLady17My admiration for Scot Walker rose 500% today (and it was already very intense) when he went after Guenin following that totally unnecessary hit on Cullen. Scott, you ROCK!! My hope is that Cullen's absence for the rest of the game was indeed precautionary.