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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Like who? Sid was his old self after a couple issues. IIRC Lindros played the same way. He just has at risk to be out again. Ferland was NHL worthy. But Sven came back and was sent to the AHL.
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Guys like Lindros and Kariya were still good, but they were never quite at the level they were at prior to their concussions.
The elite of the elite tend to be able to make it work, because they were that good, but I think for guys that are tweeners or mid-tier NHLers it can really hurt their ability to think and see the game at a high level and at the speed required.
A guy like Daniel Tkaczuk is the example for me. He looked amazing before all his concussions in both the AHL and in his limited NHL time.
And he still played for another 10 years in Europe and across different leagues, but he just wasn't the same guy anymore.