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Doc Halladay
I really hate when draft experts bring up Gord Kluzak as a warning for drafting injured prospects. Yes, Kluzak’s case is an absolute worst case scenario but medical science in sports has come an insanely long way since then. It’s been widely believed that Kluzak, and even Bobby Orr, would not have sustained the continuous re-injuries that they did because doctors today can fix all of the issues in surgery while rehab strengthens not only the injured area but the surrounding area as well. Plus, in Kluzak and Orr’s eras, players would intentionally try to hurt any game changers and would target known soft spots in order to win. That level of ruthlessness does not exist in today’s NHL.
Now none of this really pertains to Patrick since his injury has nothing to do with his knees. No one has specified what he’s been out with but some are speculating it has to do with the sports hernia injury he had fixed last summer. The common speculation is he came back too early and re-injured himself but again, nothing’s been confirmed.
cardoso97
I agree, it was the same case for Morgan Rielly. And he’s been fantastic for the Leafs since