Marc Methot wakes up around 6:00 each morning, makes a cup of coffee and drives up Dallas North Tollway toward the Dallas Stars’ practice facility in Frisco.



“I get there way earlier than I should,” Methot said. “I’m often there before 7.”



From there Methot goes through about four hours of rehabilitation work on his left knee.



He rides the stationary bike, works out in the hydraulic pool and heads to the gym for a series of exercises to strengthen his recovering knee. He also spends extended time in the hot tub and cold tub, long periods with ice packs attached and maybe some time in the sauna, depending on that day’s plan.



This process usually takes around four hours, with Methot often returning to his car and heading home around 11 a.m.



“It’s a long day from 11 on,” Methot said. “It can get long, just sitting around here at home, that’s all part of the...