COLUMBUS, Ohio — The competitive drive inside most pro athletes pushes them through barriers most turn away from. The fire inside fuels players to go beyond their limits, all in the name of trying to win.
But sometimes that same competitiveness can be a detriment when it comes to recovering from injury.
Injuries are part of sports. Nobody is immune to them, particularly in a contact sport such as hockey. Bumps and bruises occur all the time.
Many times those situations result in missed playing time.
Do some guys push too hard when they are out of the lineup to get back in?