Arizona Coyotes: Player Captions, December Edition

"You mean I can actually help my team more if I stay healthy? WOW ! ! — Martin Hanzal, Arizona Coyotes"

Don’t get me started on Hanzal’s injury issues!

The team may need to initiate their own “MASH” unit to keep this giant, strapping young forward healthy. I’ve been scratching my head as to why this BIG guy can’t stay healthy — it’s one thing to pull a muscle in a few games over the course of your career, but in a few games every season? Oof.

He does play many of the league’s top line opponents, and is a defensive specialist who also likes to throw his height and weight around. This could account for some injuries, but come on… if you know you’re gonna get hurt, do some extra stretches ahead of time! Get into a training program which helps you avoid injuries, or get fitted for some lower body armor… might I recommend a good yoga class? I’ve heard it works wonders.

I wrote about this very same topic earlier this season, but after losing a tooth in the game against the Minnesota Wild… it seems like Hanzal is just a magnet for injuries.