Kubinec is afraid of empty rooms. Not as in empty of people, but empty of furniture. He gets very uncomfortable and has to stick to the walls. Can't go to the center of the room or he will have to lay down. He gets very dizzy and wobbly. He isn't sure where this originated and his teammates have tried to force him to face his fear. They left him on the rink by himself during practice one day but he just laid down on the ice and stopped moving. Finally they drug his limp body off the ice and he started moving again.

"He's like a big possum. It doesn't make sense. He will fight anyone and play against anyone but he just drops when he gets triggered. He can never be by himself in large spaces."

When asked for comment, Kubinec said "It feels like I'm going to fall through the floor. I can't help it. I've been to therapists and I've even been hypnotized. Nothing works."