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Originally Posted by Flamesfan2010
If you read the article in the first post it says he will be able to play by the start of the season if he gets the surgery done soon
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There in lies the problem. There is a massive difference of opinion on this point. Eichel’s camp is all sunshine and a unicorns, trying to get you to believe the problem will be magically cured by a surgery never done in an NHL player. The Sabres are much more pragmatic on this and leaving it to the medical experts to make the call. Their opinion is quite different and they weigh risk into the equation. Anyone who is not weighing risk with any surgery is a fool, especially spinal surgery. Recovery time could be as little as two-three months, but could be multiples of that if there are any complications. There just isn’t enough information to make a definitive call, and when you’re talking about a $10M investment you do all the due diligence possible. An organization as risk adverse as the Flames makes question where they stand on this.