Winnipeg Jets defensemen Josh Morrissey and Luke Schenn sustained major injuries in the playoffs but did not want to use that as an excuse.
Morrissey suffered a pair of injuries. He was pulled from Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues by the concussion spotter and was placed in concussion protocol. The injury forced him to miss Game 1 against the Dallas Stars, but he played the following games.
In Game 6, Morrissey and Stars forward Mikko Rantanen got tangled and fell to the ice, injuring Morrissey's knee. The 30-year-old stated that the injury does not require surgery but would have forced him to miss the remainder of the playoffs if they had advanced.
In the 12 playoff games where Morrissey dressed, he recorded six assists and zero goals, a step back in production from previous postseasons.
Schenn sustained his ailment early in the playoffs, Game 2 against the Blues, to be exact. He told the media today that he suffered cracked ribs but elected to play through the injury. He kept the injury private, telling his brother Brayden about the injury after the series ended. Funny enough, Brayden was dealing with a similar injury, but he has elected to head over to Sweden for the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship.
"Yeah, dealing with… Game 2 against the Blues, got a couple cracked ribs, so I had that for the remaining of the playoffs, so yeah, it's obviously, it's tough," said Schenn when asked to shine light on why he didn't play every playoff game. "I mean, that was a hard-fought, physical series, and then you're trying to continue to play with that. So no, it's not an excuse, it's just, you're trying to battle through that while not being hesitant, that was the grind. But training staff did an incredible job and just sort of, yeah, tried to push through and help the team any way I could."
The 35-year-old played in 11 of the 13 playoff games this campaign, registering one assist and a plus/minus rating of -8. The 2025-26 season is the final year of Schenn's contract, and he is in line to play a large role as a veteran presence on the Jets' blue line.
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