Brandon Prust Instagram – A lot of ppl asking how I injured my shoulder so bad. Obviously just a lot of wear and tear from all the fights. Believe it or not my left was was my most active arm in fighting. Pulling guys around and getting them off balance and throwing lots of jabs that don’t inflict much damage but keep them annoyed and frustrated. This left arm potentially saved my life and most importantly saved my face! Thank you for keeping me beautiful left shoulder 😂 Also when I body checked I used my left shoulder probably 75% of the time.
These 3 clips are the bigger shoulder injuries I had.
#1 fight with Mike Rupp @rupper1771 . Not the smartest fighting someone 6’6 240lbs lol but I like a challenge. We had an ok bout and then rupper kinda lost his balance and fell backwards. Dumb me trying to prove a point to the Penguins bench which the fight was right in front of, I tried staying on my feet to prove that I put him down, we didn’t just fall down, he did! As u can see from the damage to my jersey and how my shoulder pad is out, my actual shoulder joint would of taken the same abuse. This was my 1st shoulder torn labrum. I played with it for 4 more months.
A shot of toradol in the ass b4 every game. Had surgery 3 days after we lost out in playoffs.
#2 me being dumb again and trying to chase an icing. Looks innocent but those end boards in Tampa don’t move. I basically ran into a brick wall. Was expecting some give. That was my grade 2 ac joint separation, and the reason they removed 10 mm’s of bone from my clavicle in surgery yesterday.
#3 fight with Tom Wilson @tomwilson . We had lost a couple games in a row so I came out to spark my team. I knew Tom was trying to make his mark in the league so I knew he would say yes. Wish he didn’t lol we had a good bout. No crazy damage to shoulder but it hurt the rest of the year so I for sure did something!
So now it’s just all catching up to me. Hole in my humorous, arthritis, and ac joint just removed yesterday so it doesn’t grind anymore.
Hope that answers everyone’s questions! And thanks for all the love, sorry if I didn’t get to respond to all of you, I do appreciate the kind messages 🙏 ❤️ | Posted on 28/Jan/2021 18:55:40
