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Originally Posted by transplant99
Lombardi is one of those proverbial "what could have been" guys.
Looked like it was all there to be a good long term guy, but one thing or another always held him back.
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Concussion as a rookie derailed him
I think I brought this up in the #18 thread, but i think those early severe injuries can really derail a young guys career. Same thing with Bennett IMO, missing his entire 18 year old season had to have a huge effect on his progress and the transition to the pros
It makes me nervous for Valimaki, hopefully he doesn't miss much of a step because he seems like the real deal