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Originally Posted by pylon
What scares the hell out of me with JG, is he could be Kariya'd or Savard'd into oblivion with one bad judgment through the neutral zone. If someone gets him on the button, his career could change in an instant. And it's way more likely with his stature, than say Monahan or Bennett.
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This is mentioned a lot and it's just not true. The biggest component to career ending concussions is awareness. Look at Eric Lindros. He was hulking and had his career cut short for continuously taking huge hits he didn't see coming. Concussions aren't more likely depending on how small you are. It's all about awareness. Any player is susceptible to a career ending concussion skating through the neutral zone with their head on the wrong way.
If anything, Gaudreau has shown he's one of the more heads-up and aware players in the league. That concern is massively overblown.