“Since my childhood, I’ve never faced that,” Bobrovsky said. “You start to (wonder) if it’s going to hurt you or not in practices, so it’s a trip into your mind. It’s tough to compete with.”
Bobrovsky mentioned his issues with the new chest protector last week as the Jackets prepared to play the Florida Panthers. Asked Wednesday if the issues had improved, he shook his head.
Bobrovsky said. “You start to be afraid of pucks, actually, especially in the practices. You get bruises in here (arms, elbows). It’s terrible. They cut (down) the arms, but basically they cut off the protection of the chest protector,” Bobrovsky said. “That’s the bad thing. I’ve never had the bruises on my arms, but now it feels like every other shot goes there. If it goes there, it’s going to be sore.”