Lol. Same feeling here. But this new injury occurred with 48 seconds left in the third period in game 1.
Old_Bigsby
As a goalie and a goaltender coach, I can tell you that I’ve seen it enough times and « taking it easy » isn’t really possible.
When you tell a player they’re having a light practice: they won’t skate hard, there’s no contact, they just get a feel for the ice and finding out what they’re capable of doing. Which is perfect, that’s exactly what we want from a player coming back from injury.
With a goalie, it doesn’t matter. Once they strap on those pads then they’re doing everything they can to get in front of that puck.
Again, I’m a goaltender and I know exactly how frustrating goaltenders can be.
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Lol. Same feeling here. But this new injury occurred with 48 seconds left in the third period in game 1.
As a goalie and a goaltender coach, I can tell you that I’ve seen it enough times and « taking it easy » isn’t really possible.
When you tell a player they’re having a light practice: they won’t skate hard, there’s no contact, they just get a feel for the ice and finding out what they’re capable of doing. Which is perfect, that’s exactly what we want from a player coming back from injury.
With a goalie, it doesn’t matter. Once they strap on those pads then they’re doing everything they can to get in front of that puck.
Again, I’m a goaltender and I know exactly how frustrating goaltenders can be.