There are few members of the Maple Leafs coaching staff spoken of with quite the level of hushed awe as Barb Underhill, so yesterday’s profile from the Lightning website—she works for both teams and was originally brought into the NHL by Steve Yzerman—felt like an interview with a near-mythical figure. If you’ve ever wondered what, exactly, Underhill does when she “fixes” someone’s skating, this piece goes into some really fascinating detail:
“I’m always looking for the blade,” Underhill said. “In every sport there’s a sweet spot, and the blade has a sweet spot.