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Originally Posted by dissentowner
The same thing was said after Kucherov missed a whole season and then came back. High level players get up to speed pretty fast, especially if they take an extended period of time in practices. They might not be totally up to game speed but they also have the advantage of being totally rested while everyone else has the wear and tear of an 82 game season.
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True. But Kucherov was 28, missed one year, and his value comes from his hands.
Landeskog is 31, has missed 2 years, and his legs are more important to his value than Kucherov's.
Also, Kucherov was the exception, on this issue.