Boston Bruins’ forward Milan Lucic played through the Stanley Cup Finals with a broken Toe –NHL Updates
Boston Bruins, winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup, made a startling revelation on Sunday as it announced that along with a number of other things, its forward player, Milan Lucic, had been playing with a broken toe since mid-May.
Amongst a number of Boston players who had suffered numerous injuries after a tough playoff series against teams like Montreal Canadiens in the quarterfinals, Philadelphia Flyers in the semi-finals, Tampa Bay Lightning in the Conference finals and lastly
Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Finals, Lucic remained steadfast and focused on the goal ahead.
It was Tyler Seguin, Boston’s rookie, who unintentionally hit Lucic on a hard slap shot during a practice session on May 16th.
"Against Tampa, just before Game 2 in practice Seguin hit me in the toe with a slap shot, so I had a broken toe for the last 13 games, which sucked", Lucic said on Sunday. "It really, really sucked. You don't realize how much you actually push off it until
you break it. I don't know if you guys saw me limping, but I was limping a little bit. I definitely had to deal with that, which was pretty tough, especially in that Tampa series".
Not only that, Lucic was also dealing with a sinus infection before the postseason started which had him focused more on thinking than actually playing. All this did not take him down and he still played all 25 games of the playoffs.
"I think if you broke my leg I still would have tried to do it and get out there", Lucic said.
Despite all the pain and issues, Lucic still registered 12 points in the postseason, including five goals and seven assists for an incredible plus-minus rating of 11.
The Canadian native from Vancouver, British Columbia, had to fight against his home team, which was a battle of its own nature.
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft’s second round pick is only 23 years old and still has a long way to go. Winning the Stanley Cup at such a young age has put him at an advantage and remaining with Boston Bruins after this is obviously what he wants.
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