I am already worry about the tomorrow game in Winnipeg against the dirtiest NHL team. Sadly Foligno and Maroon were injured and are not able to play, but we really need a maximum protection of our key players. For example, Kaprizov twice suffered from that team and missed a lot of games last season (lower back injury by Winnipeg's Logan Stanley) and this season ( NHL insider Michael Russo said Kaprizov suffered broken ribs when he was cross-checked in the back multiple times by Winnipeg's Brenden Dillon). And that player was not penalized as well as Logan Stanley too. Gustavsson also had an injury on that game on December 30th., 2023. I probably, would not recommend to play Mason Shaw tomorrow because of that issue.
According to The Hockey News site that Tampa player Nikita Kucherov played with non-displaced rib fracture during a Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2021.
Kucherov was hurt on a cross-check during Game 6 of the conference final against the New York Islanders.
“He played with a flak jacket from that point on, and also had a nerve block injection the day before every game,” General Manager BriseBois said. “It makes his performance during these playoffs both before the injury and post broken rib all the more impressive.”
Maybe Kaprizov should use the flak jacket too just in case for his protection against the Jets team? That idea came right after reading The Hockey News.