Joffrey Lupul didn’t think he would be able to play hockey again.
Sidelined for almost a year with complications from back surgeries and blood infections, a return didn’t look promising.
On December 5th, 2010, he made his return to the NHL. Today, exactly one year later, he is tied with Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin for third in the league in points (with 30), and part of arguably one of the best goal-scoring tandems in the league with teammate Phil Kessel.
His back issues started in training camp back in 2009. Back spasms kept him sidelined for four days, and then he began suffering from pain and numbness in ...