SharksAddict
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- Dec 21, 2008
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I really do wonder (and hope, to be honest) if Vlasic hasn't had a long-term injury this year, and that's why he's been so bad. That certainly makes more sense to me than the other narratives of him being jealous of Karlsson and playing terribly out of spite or something. We all know how secretive the Sharks are about injuries, after all, and it makes no sense that after all these years of being really great at D that Vlasic would suddenly turn into Huskins or something. I guess we'll see whenever it is he comes back, which hopefully won't be until after the all-star break.
The longer he continues to be out with what seems like a minor injury from the Colorado game, I agree. I feel like their success without him has made them realize they have the luxury of letting him get fully healthy again, where as before they likely feared the repercussions of holding him out.
I hope that's the case anyway.