The life of a penalty killer is not a glamorous one.
Golden Knights forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has been living it for a long time and understands the focus and old-school selflessness required of the role.
“To me, you have to be willing to sacrifice your body and yourself for your team and not just physically in the way of blocking shots,” he said. “But even moreso, those are going to be tough minutes and you have to be ready to sacrifice those minutes for the team. Those aren’t minutes that are going to look good on your stats.