The life of a NHL defenseman is not an easy one. People may think goaltenders are nuts for earning a living stopping frozen rubber pucks flung at them at 90-100 miles per hour, but at least they have padding and are usually facing shots. For defenseman , they often find themselves in front of those very same shots with much less padding, sometimes even no padding.
Mikhail Sergachev has blocked a team-leading 69 shots this season, and the most recent one took it’s toll.
ICYMI the Mikhail Sergachev injury from the first period.