Cody Hodgson attempting comeback after recovering from rare disease

[OutOfTheCube]

I thought this was a fascinating story about Cody Hodgson, definitely one of those "whatever happened to..." stories, who had a very promising early career and then vanished. He was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called malignant hyperthermia that forced him to stop playing. Now significantly recovered, he's attempting a comeback starting in the AHL where he has five goals in eight games so far. Good for him, would be quite the story to see him back in the league after all these years!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/health-is...172939321.html

[Muta]

Gotta cheer for stories like this; hope he makes it back to the show one day!

[Eric Vail]

So, he was once a tenth overall pick. He played 5 seasons in the NHL with his best season being in 2013-14 for Buffalo when he had 44 points.

He is now 34 years old.

He'll have to be incredible to get another chance. It would make a great story, but I am skeptical.

[jlh2640]

Originally Posted by Eric Vail

So, he was once a tenth overall pick. He played 5 seasons in the NHL with his best season being in 2013-14 for Buffalo when he had 44 points.

He is now 34 years old.

He'll have to be incredible to get another chance. It would make a great story, but I am skeptical.

No way will he make the NHL again. Other leagues maybe

[PepsiFree]

It’s important in times like these to pour water on any optimism.

We can’t have people rooting for a guy against big odds without reminding them of the big odds. That would be irresponsible.

[Boreal]

Originally Posted by jlh2640

No way will he make the NHL again. Other leagues maybe

https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=4313057

Claude Lemieux did it at 43.

But kudos to you for reaching out on a limb and giving a real insightful opinion.

Big time risk taker!!!

The reality is in a salary cap world, if he can provide replacement level NHL play/production for a league minimum salary he will be back.

That is a fact Jack.

Sure the odds may to low but to think they are zero is ridiculous.

[Ozy_Flame]

If he's effective and at a league minimum, there's always a chance. He was a reliable player before he retired, and not bad hockey IQ if I remember correctly.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Don't under-estimate the value of going out on your own terms. Even if he never gets back to the NHL, he resumed his pro career and will probably be at peace with whatever happens at this point.

Even for myself, I had to stop playing sports due to a devastating knee injury. I would do just about anything just to have one more game, so I could play that game knowing it was my last one.