For the past few years, the terms "upper body injury" and "lower body injury" have been used by NHL coaches, GMs and team officials looking to reveal as little as possible about specific injuries.
The New York Islanders have come up with an even better term to describe the injury Rick DiPietro suffered in last night's game against the Habs. The Islanders are saying that DiPietro is suffering from "general body soreness."
This reminds me of a kid I coached many years ago. At least once a game this little guy would drop to the ice in agony. I'd shuffle from the bench to find out what was wrong and I was never disappointed with the kid's creative complaints. The best was the time he lay crumpled on the ice, moaning in agony. I leaned in and asked what was hurting. He wailed "My Tendons!" Apparently every tendon in the kid's body hurt. He was unadoubtedly suffering from "general body soreness." Fortunately he recovered by the time he got to the bench & didn't miss a single shift.
Comments