Quoting: T0R
I’ll say this if that man can stay heathy than he is fine & he’s been a pretty decent goalie in the two games he’s played but its just a matter of if he can play consistently in that Tandem
Agreed, WHEN healthy he is a very good goalie. Unfortunately, Mrazek has dealt with mostly lower-body injuries throughout his pro career.
- April 2019, Mrazek had to leave Game 2 of the second-round series against the New York Islanders due to suffering a lower-body injury. He returned to team practice later that week.
- February 2020, Mrazek suffered a neck injury against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He ended up having a concussion and missed significant time that season having only started and played in 12 games for the Hurricanes.
- January 2021, Mrazek and the Hurricanes decided it was in his best interest to have thumb surgery to start the rehab process immediately. He suffered a thumb injury against the Dallas Stars in which at first didn’t seem serious until medical results revealed he needed surgery as soon as possible if he expected to be ready to play again anytime soon.
- May 2021, Mrazek aggravated a lingering lower-body injury when he was still a member of the Hurricanes. He was out indefinitely due to the management staff trying to not push him back into the starting lineup prematurely to have him ready for their eventual NHL Playoffs run.
- October 2021, Mrazek suffered a groin injury against the Ottawa Senators. The Toronto Maple Leafs back-up re-joined the team Saturday October 30th and started the game vs the Detroit Red Wings.
Mrazek played just the one game before re-injuring his groin prior to the Leafs playing the Bruins Saturday November 6th, 2021.
He actually stayed relatively healthy to start his career with DET, they just choose to go with Jimmy Howard instead.
IMO he was a poor signing for 3 years. That was a mistake especially with Campbell needing a new contract. They have now handcuffed themselves completely of there own doing to an injury prone goalie. The issued for the longest time was not having a capable backup for Freddy and having him overworked. We are now having the same issues with Campbell. They should have gone with a 1 year deal with Riemer, Holtby, Halak, if anyone of them was available and wanted to play here. Big ifs but hopefully Petr comes back healthy and has no more issues.