Canadiens' Nick Suzuki battles injury, but soldiers on | HI/O Bonus
Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki has been playing through a lower-body injury for a couple of weeks after blocking a shot.
He has missed practices, but hasn’t missed any games. In fact, Suzuki hasn’t missed a single game during his seven seasons in the NHL.
Suzuki extended his consecutive games played streak to 474 when the Canadiens lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Blue Jackets Monday night in Columbus. It’s the second-longest iron man streak among active NHL players, trailing only Colorado Avalanche defenceman Brent Burns with 944 games.
On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to discuss how players know when they can play through an injury and when they should sit out.
Nilan and Green also talk about some of the injuries they played through and the toll playing in the NHL took on their bodies.
We’ll have two more bonus episodes coming up during the next few days.
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