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Originally Posted by Blaster86
Hoho! You got me with that triggered comment! Boy howdy, you're a funny one.
Anyways, what are you basing your opinion of Demko's health on?
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dino7c responded up above. He was DTD just a week ago. Health isn't binary. Even though you "feel fine" (his quote last week), it is subject to change a lot after a fairly big injury. He might feel fine today but that can quickly change in sport - especially knee injuries for goalies (you rely on your knee's a lot for obvious reasons - and you can't just play through the pain like a forward would with a broken thumb or something). Now add in the mental factor too if being worried of re-injuring it again. There's a lot at play here and he's certainly not the same goalie as he was before the injury - maybe he will be with time, but its still too soon to know.
To add - you can't expect a goalie who hasn't played in a long time to be 100%. Even great players need time to get back to level. He isn't gearing up for a pre-season game either, this is the playoffs where the intensity will be cranked up. Is he in game form? Hard to know.