derek I'm a huge Yzerman fan not just for his play but for the type of person he is.
That eye injury though was in 2004 versus Calgary and probably the reason they lost that game and series.
http://www.cbssports.com/print/nhl/story/7300567
So that statement above is incorrect. It is correct however that in 1988 he was hit from behind and rammed into the goalpost on his knee back when nets were solid and didn't have the break away pegs they have now. This caused a knee injury that hampered him the rest of his career, after that he still won 3 Stanley Cups, the last one in 2002 when this same knee was so bad he could hardly play but he still did and put up big numbers in the playoffs that year. 23 points I believe it was.