Patrick Thoresen gingerly walks through the Flyers' locker room, still needs ice to ease swelling in his groin and is unlikely to play in Game 3 of Philadelphia's playoff series against Washington.

While blocking a shot Friday in Game 1, the Flyers' forward took a puck to the groin and nearly lost one of his testicles.

He said Monday, when he wasn't joking about his scary injury to reporters, he would slide in front of a whizzing puck again if he had to block a shot this post-season.

"That's my job, "Thoresen said. "I'm sacrificing myself for the team. That's what it's all about, especially in the playoffs."

The next time Thoresen has to talk about a cup, he hopes its for hoisting the Stanley Cup and not about the dented, protective one that saved his testicle from removal.

"He sacrificed himself, there," centre Danny Briere said. "Those are big plays and sometimes you're going to lose guys. It shows how much he's willing to sacrifice for his teammates."

That's a lot to sacrifice.

"It's a lot," said Briere, chuckling. "But that's the way you're going to win. That's what you have to do."

While men everywhere surely felt queasy watching the replay, Thoresen laughed about the incident and cracked a couple off-colour, one-liners about his uncomfortable condition.

As for the protective cup that took the brunt of Mike Green's shot, Thoresen said, "That's one I can't use again." (From TSN)