No player in the NHL's post season will ever use it as an excuse when they're eliminated. But, the playoffs combined with a long regular season take a physical toll. With the Calgary Flames now officially out of the running, we're hearing of some major injuries that one of their key defencemen was dealing with.
"What a gutsy performance by Chris Tanev who played with a torn laberum [labrum], separated shoulder and had a sprained neck," said reporter Rick Dhaliwal.
"Surgery next week."
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Tanev played in all 82 regular season games for Calgary, as well as another eight in the playoffs. We're likely to hear of a few more injuries to Flames players soon after the 4-1 series loss at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers in the second round.
