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I never said he didn’t work hard. I said he wasn’t in game shape because he missed camp, and got a core body injury because of it. I am now saying that he ALSO will not be in game shape, and should not be rushed back, because he will be risking another injury. You basically just paraphrased what I said. I said “appropriately “, not “not hard enough”. Appropriately means your workout was enough to where you were fit to play NHL games. He was not, thus he did not work out appropriately.“You can't replicate 1-on-1
battles, intensity you get in a training camp
practice with (only) some training. Players
might be trying their hardest to get into shape
and match what we're doing on the ice, but
they can't. You can't do it. And I think a lot of
the stuff that we were doing is a little bit
different than what they've done in the past.
You can go back to the symbolic no stick, 1-
on-1 battles. They don't do it and it triggers
certain parts of your body that maybe you
weren't using in your summer training and
things break down.”
So no, that’s not really what he was saying at all.
He’s not saying he didn’t work hard, he’s saying it’s hard to replicate the work outs and more days it stems from missing camp.
I am not saying he should be shut down for the year. I am saying it is an unreasonable expectation for a player who’s been able to work out for 6+ weeks to be in game shape in less than a week after first stepping back on the ice in gear.