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Dmitry Kulikov has regularly sacrificed his body for the good of his team during his 10 seasons as an NHLer.
This past spring, for instance, he put off back surgery for a chance to rehab himself into condition to play during the Winnipeg Jets’ playoff run.
Kulikov appeared in one game during the Western Conference final, and it was a triumph of will. Weeks later, he finally went under the knife to correct a problem that had plagued him since his lone season with the Buffalo Sabres in 2016-17.