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Originally Posted by moon
How does an injury that involves strength and size in terms of how it is caused and how a player is able to deal with it have nothing to do with strength and size.
If RNH is bigger and stronger he a. likely isn't as easy to hit or take the hit so hard and if his shoulder specifically is stronger it isn't likely to get as damaged by the hit.
Sure anyone can get injured but a guy who is undersized and weak is more likely to get this kind of injury than a bigger, stronger player.
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It sure sounds logical. And yet it is hard to quantify and hard to prove. I'm not saying I disagree but shoulder injuries seem pretty random and seem to happen to some pretty strong guys.
And of course as I've pointed out a few times, there's no guarantee he doesn't suffer a chronic shoulder injury in the WHL, there's some strong defensemen in that league as well.
Bottom line to me is that his skill level was obviously NHL level and it was better for his development to play in the NHL. The fact he got injured doesn't change those factors. And no guarantee he doesn't suffer a chronic shoulder injury with another 10 lbs of muscle.