From undergoing two back surgeries in a nine-month span to delivering highlight-reel plays on the biggest stage, Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is entirely his own animal. (By lukefoxjukebox)
“His leadership in terms of composure versus physicality. He’s been a guy that other teams circle on the board, and he’s had to play through it in a number of different series,” says Cassidy.
“I was never gonna give up,” says Stone, recalling his feelings about going back under the knife. “Retirement never crossed my mind, if that’s part of the question. But I was definitely nervous for sure. Head up, Stone found a teammate. Eichel pointed his captain to the same Denver-based neurosurgeon, Dr. Chad Prusmack, who helped give Eichel’s career a second act.
As an impending UFA, Stone had already made a wish list for life after Ottawa. Vegas and the Knights checked all three boxes: sold-out arena housing passionate fans; comfortable city with good food and warm weather; and a chance to win the Stanley Cup. “I knew it was going to take a pretty special job for him to leave Brandon, because of how much he cared about that organization, cares about in that city. So, I don’t even know if I really needed to talk to him,” Stone says of his GM. “The fact he was here, I knew it was something good going on here.”Stone — arguably the best two-way winger in the sport — is one of several pricey McCrimmon imports elevating that goodness to greatness.
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