Kenney says the surgery will not affect his career. Not when he's this close.
"I'm just looking forward to getting my hand fixed, get really fit and give it one last shot," Kenney says. "It still hurts [the wrist] when I take the shots. This will allow me to train a lot harder."
And he will, now that he's no longer the fresh-faced rookie out of college. Kenney has always had the skills to be a goalie; now he's thinking like one.
"The lucky thing is that a goalkeeper can play a lot longer. I think now I'm finally playing like a really good goaltender--not just jumping, catching balls, the athletic part of it, but playing smart. I don't make the same mistakes, I don't get rattled."
You probably already knew that.
Jennifer M. Frey contributed to this story.