Guts, Glory, and the Love of the Game.

Steven Stamkos broke his leg on Nov. 11. Steven Stamkos had a rod placed in that leg on Nov. 12. On Nov. 25, Steven Stamkos walked into a press conference with no crutches and no protective boot.

If that sounds ridiculous, there's proof.

Stamkos also said, best-case scenario, he'd be back in the lineup for a few Lightning games before the Olympics, which start on Feb. 6, then play for Team Canada. That would put his rehab at a little less than 10 weeks.

That's amazing. Two weeks ago, it seemed impossible.

It's also a little unnerving for two wholly separate reasons. One: As much of a workout animal as Stamkos may be (and he's already borderline legendary in that department), the human body can only take so much. Setbacks happen, and sometimes they happen after medical clearance. The league needs another 15-ish years of its purest goal-scorer.

So there you have it. Stamkos is the epitomy of guts, glory and the love of the game. The dude cleanly broke his tibia TWO WEEKS AGO! Today he walks into the media room right before a workout likes it no damn thing. These are the stories you love to write, it's too bad he is such a canuck, he'd make a great American, someone should bring that up with the next racial draft committee. He and Kaner on Team USA would make people cry.The guy is just an animal. An animal among little peasant bitches... Kind of reminds me of this....

I'd also like to point out that I blogged Krug right before he won it for the boys in OT last night...I see you Krug, I see you kid..

-EL Jefe