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Article: Stretching routine helps keep Havlat from injury bug.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 27, 2009
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Byline: MICHAEL RUSSO; STAFF WRITER
So far in training camp, the Wild has been hit by a pandemic.
The dreaded groin injury seems to be circulating from player to player, with defenseman Kim Johnsson appearing as if he was the latest to be struck by the contagious ailment Friday in Chicago.
But one player who has avoided the injury thus far is Martin Havlat.
As Havlat says, "Knock on wood."
After problems earlier in Havlat's career, he seems to have solved the issue. Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach John Torchetti said he thinks he knows why. "Nobody prepares before a game or a practice more than `Grizzly,'" Torchetti said of ...