Yes there is. It was likely a sports hernia, based when/how the injury happened, the fact that goalies are more likely to experience a sports hernia (and they are also common in hockey based on the amount of core muscles used), and the attempted treatment prior to surgery (being placed on IR for a week).
In December, where he played every game, he had a Save% of .927 in 12 GP in the month of December. Prior to that, he also played 10 of 13 games in November. Then in January, his play jumped off a cliff. He had a save% of .874 in 7 of 10 games prior to going on IR the first time (missing 4 games).
Just to add all of that together, he played in 29/35 (83%) of games in a 3-month period. For reference, Bobrovski played in 30/38 games (78%); Gibson played in 29/38 games (76%). This doesn't even account for on ice and off ice training. That's a very high demand for an athlete of his age, particularly one that he never did before.
He obviously came back too early. The 3rd game back was final straw, and sustained the final blow that required surgery.
To say that there is zero evidence for that is quite frankly wrong, and shows that you don't have a good understanding of how and why injuries occur in the first place. Very rarely do freak injuries occur, in other words, they don't happen just because.
