-has been a little bit frustrating at times
-when he first got hurt in the playoffs it was such a rare case; a unique injury
-not a lot of information to gauge a timeline on
-was told that he may find himself in this situation
-able to rehab a tonne this summer and has taken a little bit longer than he would like
-last couple weeks on the ice, he's been feeling a lot better
-full confidence he'll get back out there
-talked to specialists all around the world
-everyone is confident they are on the right track
-hasn't been linear
-probably lied to himself during the playoffs that he was further ahead
-maybe would have been able to grit through the injury and play in the conference final
-hit a bit of a wall in the summer; lack of progress for a couple of months
-tonne of progress last two or three weeks
-tweak some habits and stay on top of maintenance
-during the evaluation of the injury, discovered a minor thing; possible it would flare up during the season
-specialists recommended to get something done
-had an operation but it had nothing to do with what happened in the playoffs; took him two weeks to recover
-can't give a timeline but is on a great trajectory with the most confidence he's had
-timeline would potentially create problems for him
-is a grown man, media was kept in the camp all summer, and felt it was more respectful to address the media himself; have everyone on the same page
-was a tricky situation with Ian Clark, delicate at times; had heard rumblings about a change being made
-Clark is not completely out of the picture and are still keeping in-touch
-Torenius has made a great effort to get to know him
-describes his injury as a muscle injury when asked if it was a knee injury
-couldn't find one case of this injury in hockey players; maybe less than 5 soccer guys
-going into this blindfolded
-lots of praise for his wife
-only has one gear which is to go as hard as he can but is learning there are different ways to get better
-realization at the back half of summer that he won't be ready for camp