Everyone plays injured in the playoffs. That’s the way it’s supposed to be.

And now that the Habs are eliminated, tongues will be wagging and we’ll learn a little more about some of the players who gave their all for the Flannel this year.

Eric Engels posted a tweet yesterday about some of the guys’ injuries. And the image you’re looking at is Alexandre Carrier’s foot, which was injured during game #4.

It’s important to know that guys don’t use injuries as an excuse, but there’s no point in hiding what happened anymore. After all, Tom Wilson won’t be coming to tackle them at home, you know.

We know that Carrier, who has repeatedly said that everyone is injured (we imagine David Savard is particularly banged up this morning) these days, had more than just his foot injury. Neck, no doubt?

Josh Anderson had “several different injuries”.

And Brendan Gallagher? The club’s little warrior was playing with a fractured side recently. That’s a pretty intense injury.

It’s worth noting that the four players I’ve just mentioned took Tuesday off from training. But yesterday, they were all at their posts.

We understand that the field hockey culture is different. You have to be tough to play in the NHL, and the culture of complaining isn’t exactly like soccer or basketball, either.

Even Tom Wilson recognized that Carrier was tough. After all, even if everyone recognizes that his hit on the Quebecer changed the series, he recognized the courage of the defenseman, who returned to the game last night.

Because that’s what the playoffs are all about.

– Kyle Okposo now works for the Players’ Association.