On Friday, Condon opened up about his mindset on the night of that game in Arizona - which ended when he allowed a long-distanceshot to beat him from about 150 feet. The netminder says it was clear to him that his body was sending him warning signs that he would not be able to handle the rigours of an NHL season.
At times, the pain was so uncomfortable for Condon, he couldn’t even get out of his car without being in excruciating pain. “I got stem cells injected into my hip and that really calmed inflammation down,” he says — although doctors told him it would still take up to 10 weeks for him to feel the full effects from the procedure.
However, Condon says that in the first week of March, things started to click for him and he no longer felt any pain or had any restrictions with his mobility.