‘“It’s really hard mentally,” he said Thursday morning after joining his teammates on the ice in a non-contact role as they prepared for the Winnipeg Jets. “I can’t lie about that. I did a lot of things over the summer to help my body or put myself in the best situation to stay healthy. It’s deflating a bit, especially since I wasn’t too happy with my game at the start of the year and then injury on top of that. It’s hard.”