Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek hopes new stretching routine increases flexibility, decreases injury risk

Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek worked this summer to improve his flexibility. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Goalie Petr Mrazek wouldn’t be in Chicago this season if not for his injury woes.

The Maple Leafs only were willing to give up a first-round draft pick to get rid of him — and that first-round pick was the reason the Blackhawks were willing to take him —because of how poorly his 2021-22 season went.