I mean, IMO, this timetable seems to make it very difficult for the Flames to pull of this trade doesn't it?
depending on the surgery, it could be anywhere from 2 months to 9 months - the shorter time for the disk replacement and the longer one for the fusion surgery...
If we are talking roster players, it is staring to eat into the actual season... Since the Flames are not prepared to tank (presumably), I don't know how guys in some kind combination of Tkachuck, Monahan, Dube, Valimaki + prospects picks really works?
Hypothetically, Monahan or Tkachuk + Dube or Valimaki + Zary or Pelletier or Coronato + 2022 protected 1st... This is based on Buffalo's current ask of 4 assets... Not having Eichel or 2 of those 4 roster players for minimum 2 months would put Calgary in a pretty precarious playoff position imo...
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“If anyone says a fusion is better for someone in the long run, they are not telling the truth, or they don’t know the literature,” Dr. Prusmack told Friedman and Marek around the 27-minute mark.
According to Dr. Prusmack, about 25-percent of people who undergo fusion surgery will need to go under the knife again within 10 years. Meanwhile, Dr. Prusmack puts the rate for disc replacement between 4.5 and 5-percent.
Dr. Prusmack views disc replacement as something closer to “one-and-done,” while fusion carries the risk of “one surgery after another.”
Along with long-term implications, there could be short-term advantages. By Dr. Prusmack’s estimates, a player normally gets evaluated three months after fusion. If that goes well, the timetable to play could be anywhere from 6-9 months.
On the other hand, artificial disc replacement could mean getting back to skating by about six weeks, and possibly engaging in contact within about eight.
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