After years of being such a workhorse for the Dallas Stars, being relegated to a bit player with the Chicago Blackhawks no question took its mental toll on Trevor Daley this season.
"You went from a situation in Dallas where you were getting a lot of minutes and playing in those situations to suddenly not getting them [in Chicago], and for me to say I didn't lose confidence? I lost a lot of confidence," the 32-year-old defenseman said this week over the phone from Pittsburgh, where he has rediscovered that confidence.
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