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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
This is what concerns me...
People are looking for him to come to camp bigger, stronger, and ready to compete harder.
However, he has had a rib injury, which isn't exactly a conducive environment for him to have been on a strenuous strengthening regiment.
I fear that he arrives at camp pretty similar to last year in strength and the fan base turns him into a whipping boy.
With that injury, I am expecting that he is going to be looking at another AHL stint - possibly for the full season.
I just hope fans can deal with that without turning on him. Patience is required but that is a scarce commodity with some fans.
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He had the 2nd highest fitness scores at rookie camp last season and 4th highest at the regular camp in September.
He takes off-season training as seriously as any prospect in the NHL. Maybe a summer of not pushing it so hard is exactly what he needs.