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Oskar Lindblom kicked Cancer’s butt, traveled to Sweden to be with his family and friends, and enjoyed his 24th birthday in the bubble with his team, the Flyers. His everlasting affect has made an imprint on the Flyers locker room, “I look at that and I look at how our players responded to the Oskar situation,” Vigneault said a few weeks ago, “I’m so proud of this group and everybody associated with it. That was a very challenging time for our group and we responded by doing our jobs, staying focused, players being supportive to Oskar, organization and fans being supportive of Oskar. This nomination for me considering what could have happened is extra special. Oskar is healthy now, our team did well, so this is very special for me.”
Lindblom brightens everyone’s day, as Alain Vigneault loves the kid. The young man in Lindblom paid a visit to the Flyers in practice back in January. He gives them a sense of hope, and is a ray of sunshine. Lindblom is so strong, and mentally tough. Vigneault calls him “Sunshine.”
This young man in Lindblom skated last night at warm-ups before the game last night. He brings a sense of joy, and gives the team a morale boost:
The Flyers coaching staff has done a great job with this young group, and they just love Oskar, “It was fun to have him in the warmups,” Claude Giroux said following the game, “He looks great in practice. He’s a fun guy to be around. It was fun to see him out there.”
“He’s getting closer to coming back,” Sean Couturier said, “It’s nice to have him around us. Such a great guy and what he’s been through. He’s done a heck of job of being positive and keeping a good attitude. Having that around us just kind of reflects on us. We’re excited to have him around.
Vigneault says there is no timetable on his return, he will return when he feels as though it’s the right time, “He’s working extremely hard right now to get back to game shape and game conditioning after what he went through. Obviously, we can’t talk about who’s in and who’s out, but he’s working extremely hard. I think everybody was happy to have him on the team and on the ice tonight,” Vigneault said.
“My goal was to get back with the team,” Lindblom said a few weeks ago, “It’s been everything (Stick taps). They (Team) called me, texted me, it helped me get through the tough moments.”
Athletes are human too. Lindblom is always happy, upbeat, and in good spirits daily. We are in this fight together with Lindblom.
