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“I can have only one answer, it’s hard to change my style of play,” Pospisil said. “When I step on the ice, I’m a different person and that’s part of my game and what makes the team better. I won’t change anything. Of course I need to be careful with some things but the physicality and the speed I bring, I just want to bring it every day, every game.”

When he got hurt initially, it wasn’t thought to be serious and Pospisil, who stopped short of calling the injury a concussion, didn’t think he’d be out long.

“When it happened, I skated three or four days later and the first couple of skates I was feeling normal,” said Pospisil, who will represent Slovakia at the Olympics in February if he stays healthy. “Then, all of a sudden a couple days later I started feeling way worse. If somebody had told me it was going to be this long, I probably wouldn’t have believed it.

“It’s not easy with this kind of injury, especially mentally, to be positive. Sometimes you don’t feel like part of a team. My girlfriend, she helped me a lot to stay positive and I went day by day and I’m happy I can skate and I can play.”

Through two days of practice at WinSport, Pospisil didn’t suffer any setbacks. That’s another step towards a return.

“I think he’s had a really good couple of days,” said Wranglers head coach Brett Sutter. “I think he’s feeling good about his game.

“I thought he worked really hard yesterday and competed and looked like he was able to handle the physicality.”

Pospisil wasn’t shying away from using his body in practice, especially in one-on-one drills. Many players need to get hit or throw a hit before they can fully feel confident being back after an injury, but Pospisil said he’s already feeling like he’s proven to himself that he’s ready to play physically.