Daniel Winnik taken off ice on a stretcher (Daniel Winnik Injured)

Toronto Maple Leafs center Daniel Winnik was knocked down after taking a hit by Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jan Hejda during the first period of a game at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Thursday night.Winnik took a heavy hit from Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jan Hejda and fell to the Pepsi Center ice on his head. Winnik laid there motionless and needed to leave the ice on a stretcher.Winnik didn't appear to be moving as he lay on the ice and was being attended to by medical staff, but he was blinking his eyes and moving the fingers on his right hand after being strapped to the stretcher. "After I just watched it I didn’t think it was that bad," Carlyle said. "The bad part about it was he was out of it. He didn’t move. That left everybody gasping. After reviewing it, he did twist his neck, but the brunt of the weight of his body seemed to roll onto his shoulder and back. Yeah, he banged his head, but I think he was fortunate. He’s fine. He says there’s nothing wrong with him." The Maple Leafs were relieved to see Winnik walking around in the locker room when they entered for the first intermission.Winnik was alert and moving after his exit, according to the Leafs; he'd gone airborne, flipped and hit his head after an open-ice hit by Avalanche defenseman Jan Hejda. Winnik chipped the puck along the boards a split-second earlier.While it was scary to see Winnik on the ice motionless, the good news is that he appears to be recovering well. Shortly after being taken away on a stretcher, the Maple Leafs announced that Winnik was alert and moving. That is obviously a very positive sign, but there is no official word on his diagnosis.