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Mrazek was activated from injured reserve on
Thursday, and goaltender Drew Commesso was assigned to the
minors. Mrazek backed up Arvid Soderblom for Chicago's 3-1
victory against Seattle.
The 32-year-old Mrazek departed a 4-2 loss to Winnipeg on Dec. 7
with a left groin injury. Then he started to come down with the
flu the next day.
“It’s a relief that it wasn’t anything serious,” Mrazek said. “I
felt like I was just being more careful with it. In the past you
stay in the net and you get it worse. Dealing with that and then
with the flu, everything in one, was the thing. Just get through
it and get back on track.”
Mrazek is 7-11-1 with a 2.83 goals-against average and .906 save
percentage in 20 games. He has carried a heavy workload for
Chicago over the past two seasons, but he said he didn't think
that contributed to the injury.
“I’ve been dealing with a couple of things personally as well,
travel a lot between Chicago and different cities,” he said. “So
I think just everything came together. I felt like maybe just
the body said it was enough, needed a mental break as well and
get back on track now.”
Mrazek did not offer any specifics on what he has been dealing
with on the personal side.
Captain Nick Foligno said it was good to have the goaltender on
the ice for the morning skate before the matchup with the
Kraken.
“He's a big part of what we're trying to do here, and he’s a
great goalie,” he said. “To see him feeling good and back out is
really important for our group. He brings a lot of energy.”
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