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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Of course there are. But were they a "lock" (your words) to play 70 games before the season started? No, of course not. Nobody is a lock to play 70 games because injuries can happen to anybody. I dunno, maybe you don't understand what the word "lock" means in that sentence? Lock implies it's guaranteed. 100% chance. Which makes it a silly statement.
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Like I said before Jarome Igina is a lock. The guy simply never suffers significant injuries. Any player can suffer a freak injury but the majority of hockey injuries are not of the freak variety as they are groin, shoulder, concussion, knee that can be avoided by playing certain styles, being more fit, or simply having a more robust body as there are plenty of players that have bodies that can stand up to the abuse just as there are some players that have bodies that cannot. I would say any player that does not average over 70 games played per season should be considered injury prone.
Maybe my wording was not clear as it should be but it was meant along the lines that you should not expect 70+ games from Giordano because history has shown its a 50/50 proposition at best.
