He was skating behind the net when a puck struck him squarely in the jaw, requiring surgery, wires and a liquid diet for the next few weeks. Thankfully, Janelle Foligno was willing to blend up Thanksgiving dinner into a smoothie so he could enjoy all the fixings.
“Enjoy” is probably the wrong word for that, but let’s go with it.
The good news is that now, after more than six weeks of waiting, training and skating, Goloubef appears to be on his way back into the lineup. He’s been practicing the last week with the team, and on Monday, skated on a regular defense pairing alongside Jack Johnson in his latest step toward a return.