Yes. Just got the sense that he was the type of guy that showed up to practice and games but away from the rink didn’t train as hard. This didn’t come up in the interview but there was always wide speculation that he smoked cigarettes for a long time.
They brought up the serious concussion he sustained in Buffalo but they never mentioned the pre season hit from Phaneuf. I think that really changed the trajectory of his career as well. The guy has had to over come a lot of injuries. Head, shoulder, eye.
I completely forgot about the cigarette thing, but that was part of the rumbling for sure. If they didn't have to talk about the Buffalo situations I'm sure he could've dove into some more of the Islanders stuff. I'm glad he was so up front about the DiPietro contract, Snow, and Wang, he even mentioned the "by committee" aspect of the decision making. It's not anything we haven't heard before but hearing it come from a player in a matter of fact way was refreshing at least.
He's in the last year of his contract, curious what he does next.
Edit: He's another one of those guys that seems like they might've been caught during the transition years of the NHL a little bit. Weight and Guerin are guys who had a ton of beers and were old school, but while they were finishing up their careers guys like Crosby, Toews, Tavares were coming through and taking everything up a notch in terms of nutrition and off-ice habits. I'd guess he was pulled in the wrong direction a little bit because of his timing.
