Actually coming from a guy who just broke a pinky three months ago playing this game it is much easier to play with than breaking an index finger which is used much more frequently. I played with mine for over two months....now granted my skillz are quite NHL caliber (just barely

) the only time I really noticed a difference was with shooting...and as we know Jody isn't exactly a sniper out there...
Also now that I've had surgery on mine and there is a pin inserted there is no way in hell I can play on it and I'm out a minimum of 6 weeks.