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Havlat Stays Loose
by Paul on 09/27/09 at 09:32 AM ET
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from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune,
But one player who has avoided the injury thus far is Martin Havlat.
As Havlat says, “Knock on wood.”
After problems earlier in Havlat’s career, he seems to have solved the issue. Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach John Torchetti said he thinks he knows why.
“Nobody prepares before a game or a practice more than ‘Grizzly,’” Torchetti said of Havlat. “His prepractice and pregame stretch is one of the most intense things I’ve ever seen. Forty minutes, and it’s more rigorous than most people’s workouts.”
While some players do some quick stretching and then hop on the ice, Havlat commits himself to showing up well before practices and games. In an attempt to survive practices or games injury-free, Havlat then puts himself through his sweat-filled regimen.
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