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This season Salvador has been breaking down the play not only on the air but sharing his breakdowns in intricate detail on Twitter as well. He has combined both his new broadcasting career and analyst mind to provide Devils fans with in-depth breakdown of plays right on his Twitter feed.
"I wanted to just kind of validate that what I'm seeing is actually happening," he shared, "And then what I also realized is that it was a couple years since I played, and the game evolved in just those couple of years that I retired. And when I got between the benches, I was just like, wow, like, my mind thinks I can play or, you know, my body thinks I can play but my mind is seeing that ow, like everybody's jumping up and play. It's all about puck possession. What is everyone focusing on? What is those buzz-words?"
That realization, standing between the benches, has led Salvador to make sure that not only he, but the fans watching the game truly understand the intricacies of what is going on, on the ice.
Salvador joins the Speak of the Devils Podcast, presented by RWJ Barnabas Health this week, hosted by Matt Loughlin and Chris Wescott for a lengthy conversation about his journey from player to broadcaster. Where it begins, like most conversations with former NHL players, is the transition from player to post-playing life. Having played a game your entire life, with its structure and schedule, all of a sudden once you are done playing, there's a lot to discover about yourself.
"You think you're just gonna come and hang around and just kind of let things figure things out, [take] one day at a time, but you realize real quick that like my case, [with] two boys and with my wife their life didn't change. And so, you're coming in, and you're kind of in the way, and so I realized real quick that, I need to make sure that I stay active and get involved in some things."