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Originally Posted by dino7c
If injured players didn't play in the playoffs we would be watching AHL playoffs with NHL unis
Every team has multiple surgeries to schedule the day they are eliminated
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I get your point, but how many playoff games has Monahan played last year? How about Tanev? perhaps some of the games against Vancouver during the playoffs count as playoffs...
In all seriousness though, Daryl is still talking about easing guys like Monahan in. Perhaps if he had the surgery done sooner he would've been up to speed already. Maybe then you get to play him in 4-5 preseason games instead of 2. Unless easing guys in is just a way for Sutter to shield players from some of the criticism.
That said, I'm not a doctor, and I have to believe that the organization did what they thought was best for the player and not for the team. That's because, I would have a very hard time cheering for an organization that put themselves ahead of a player's health(*cough* Buffalo *cough*).