New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba revealed during Tuesday’s locker cleanout that he played the entire postseason on a broken ankle.
Trouba was sidelined for a three-week spell in March due to a lower-body injury, now revealed to be a broken ankle. The 30-year-old captain said “a big chunk of his ankle came off, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
The chunk came off a bone that was not weight-bearing, which allowed Trouba to walk normally but caused him to feel some discomfort while skating. Trouba clarified that he didn’t want to use the injury as an excuse for his postseason performance.
