The Carolina Hurricanes made an “out of left field” type trade back on draft day, 2015. The club dealt goalie Anton Khudobin to the Anaheim Ducks for James Wisniewski.
Unfortunately for the team and Wisniewski, his arrival in Raleigh came with a setback, an ACL injury just :47 seconds into his stint with the club.
That’s in the past now for this veteran NHL defensemen, and now he is in the heart of his road to recovery.
“This is my 4th one (ACL injury), I’ve had 3 on my right and 1 on my left, and just knowing the rehabilitation period that’s coming, it’s all mental,” Wisniewski said over the phone on Thursday.