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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Only one athlete in a contact sport has ever had this surgery. If the artificial disc blows, there is pretty much no repairing it, and a high-speed, high-impact contact sport like hockey provides the perfect opportunity for that to happen – especially with 82 games a year plus playoffs for a five-year span.
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I’m not saying you’re wrong. The sample size is too small to assume it’s not a huge risk. Buffalo not letting him do it is a warning sign.
Even if the surgery is successful, I have read that it never completely alleviates the pain. I believe that Eichel is damaged goods at this point, but I also don’t think any team that acquires him will stop him from having it.
It’s a double edged sword. Preventing him from starting the season as soon as possible lowers his value, but so would letting him have it just to find out that it didn’t payoff.