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Originally Posted by getbak
He didn't get any this season. I don't know if he's more likely to get any next season after not playing for over a year.
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For me the Hip Surgery is the real Wildcard.
If he didnt play and wasnt really in game shape and couldnt get there because of the hip then maybe another 6 months of training and skating might do the trick for another shot next season.
I think back to a guy like Selanne. He once credited the 2005 lockout for saving his career because he just got time to heal up and get in shape and come back at it 100%.
It can be done. But that was then and this is now and we are increasingly seeing the NHL as a Young Man's game.
Being on the wrong side of 30 is tough but do-able. The wrong side of 40 is essentially the Undiscovered Country.