Yeah, that was one of the hardest years for sure. And I think it’s because I didn’t really know what was happening with me… I had a great goalie coach with [MacKenzie] Skapski. I knew exactly what I needed to do now. We created a plan. Everything was going working to plan. I was like, wow, I’m finally playing to my potential. This is me as a goalie. This is great. And then I had my concussion and I came back and nothing worked anymore. It was like I was a totally different person. You know, I just felt like I was a ghost. I’ve said this before. I felt like I was just like a ghost haunting the Earth. I just felt like I was almost like dead, like floating above myself. It was weird. It was such a crazy feeling. And I was trying to play on top of that because I’m like, this is my first year being a starter. I’ve got to make the most of the opportunity. I’ve got to play games. So I kept forcing it and forcing it and forcing it. And it just got worse and worse and worse…

But in saying that, the most amazing thing about that is because of that happening, I spent an entire summer, an entire off season working on the mental side of the game and working on understanding the brain, understanding neuroscience, psychology, performance psychology, just like everything I possibly could to to help out the mental side of things. And then because I did that, now I have the technical side of the game, my natural talent and ability, and now the mental side of things is probably the strongest it’s ever been in my entire life…

And none of that would have happened without getting that concussion and really falling behind.  And it’s just, looking back, you’re like, wow, that sucked. but I’m so thankful that it happened because now it’s made me into what I am today.