Buffalo Sabres player Mattias Samuelsson has been cleared to resume skating after undergoing shoulder surgery in January. He plans to adjust his offseason training to prevent injuries. Samuelsson described this season as mentally challenging and emphasized the need for harder practice and mental engagement in the upcoming season. The shoulder surgery took a toll on him mentally, affecting his performance.
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What can Sabres players do next season to hold themselves accountable? Mattias Samuelsson: “I think we could definitely practice way harder and that will start at training camp next year. … More mentally engaged and maybe with a little bit more purpose or objective.”
Mattias Samuelsson said he’s been cleared to resume skating. He plans to adjust his offseason training to try to avoid injuries. He said this season was “probably the hardest mental year” of his career so far.
Mattias Samuelsson was cleared recently to resume skating. Underwent shoulder surgery in January. One of his focuses this summer will be to alter his training to try to avoid injuries.
Tage Thompson, “For me accountability means consequences and if you’re not doing the right things on the ice, there needs to be repercussions whether it’s being benched or in the Press Box if you’re not playing winning hockey.”