Last October Niklas Kronwall told the Detroit Free Press that he had traveled somewhere out of the United States to undergo stem cell treatment for his irreparably damaged knee. Nearly 14 years of playing in the NHL had forced the Swedish defender to “try a little bit (alternative therapy) everywhere” because surgery isn’t much of an option once the severity of joint degradation reaches the level that Kronwall’s has. He honestly and simply summed it:
“I am just trying to find a way to stay in the game.”
And stay in the game he did during the 2017-18 season, to the surprise of many, yours truly included.