It’s less than two months old, but it’s a stretch that could leave a deep scar, and that may be the case with Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Chris Letang.
Letang made his first public statement in over three weeks after training at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Saturday.
“You don’t really control everything. You have to live it. Sometimes you go through times like this and your family and close friends are there to support you.” You have to rely on it.”
Consider what the 35-year-old Letang has endured after some six weeks into the season, playing at a fairly high level.
*On November 28th, he felt sick. An examination revealed that he had had his second stroke in eight years, but this one didn’t seem too serious.
*After just 10 days, Retan was able to return to practice.
*On December 10th, he returned to gaming action.
*December 28, lower body injury.
* On January 2, when he was with the Penguins for the Outdoor Winter Classic despite being unable to play in Boston, Letang left the team for the death of his father, Claude Fouquet, in Montreal. went to.
*On January 8, the team stayed up all night with Retan for his father’s funeral after the game in Arizona.
* On Tuesday, Letang rejoined the team, but was still injured and skated separately.
Retan declined to talk about losing his father, but instead used the word “gratitude” over and over to explain how he felt about the support from Penguin.
“It feels great,” he said. “It was an emotional time. I am so grateful for everything the team has done for me over the last few weeks. I’m glad.”
Letang said it was unclear when he would be able to play again.
“I feel better every day,” he said. “We’re going every day, especially[because]there’s a break coming up[for All-Star weekend and bye week].
“I go every day until I’m sure I can get out there and do well.”
Still, being around the game helps, even if you’re not in it.
“It helps me to go out and try to do what I want,” he said.
