'Scrambling…. rejigging lines', Saskatoon Blades battled locker room illness, yet still dug deep for historic win
CTV
The adversity the Saskatoon Blades had to overcome to win their seven-game series against Red Deer may have been tougher than fans know.
The adversity the Saskatoon Blades had to overcome to win their seven-game series against Red Deer may have been tougher than fans know.
Not only did the team rally from being down 0-3 in the series to win game seven, but they did it while battling illness in the locker room according to the team's play-by-play voice Les Lazaruk.
“There has been illness going through the locker room. A lot of guys have had different issues with illness. Last night apparently, we were told that there were guys puking on the bench and some not able to play because of illness,” Lazaruk said during an interview on CTV News at Five.
He says the team was re-jigging lines and defence pairings throughout their seventh and deciding game against Red Deer.
The Blades have played 14 games in 26 days through the first two rounds of the playoffs.
When asked if fatigue could be a factor moving forward, Lazaruk says it’s more about handling emotional fatigue than physical.
“The emotional fatigue and trying to come back and get yourself re-amped up to play another series against a different team in a short period of time,” said Lazaruk.
