Is what Landeskog did worth it?

[Jacob]

His knee might not be healthy enough to return to the NHL but that doesn't necessarily mean he's going to have chronic issues for life. It might be good enough for normal activity, even strenuous activity, just not elite athlete activity.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

All the money in the world won't make you happy if you are crippled or in constant pain.

What about a Stanley Cup to go along with it?

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Hundreds of games more and chances are he would've busted his knee at some point anyway.

I doubt there's any regrets about playing in those playoffs.

 

[Soups On]

If he's able to live a fulfilling life post hockey in which his injuries do not negatively impact his activities of daily living, mental health, and social health, why not? He likely hit his professional goal of winning a cup and earning a f*** ton of money.

 

[JoeSakic13]

I dont think he would be back right now even if he missed the cup run.

This.

I think the storyline would have been “would the Avs won the cup on ‘22 if Landeskog stayed healthy?”

 

[LokiDog]

For sure. He still gets paid, is still loved by his teammates and around the team - likely will be an Av for life like Sakic. Had a great career, got paid big money, won a Cup, spent his whole career with one team where is looked at as a hero, has a beautiful family, seems super happy in Colorado. I’m sure he would give almost anything to play again, but I doubt he’d give the Cup win.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

I wouldn’t make that deal with full awareness of the consequences.

 

[Coffey]

The cup is why you play the game.

And money.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

Perhaps his return will be just as sensational as that of Peter Forsberg.

 

[Canovin]

Oh in that case then destroy my knees

They're not destroyed. They're not good enough for NHL hockey

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I bet I know what Landy’s answer would be.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

What about a Stanley Cup to go along with it?

Nothing makes living in constant pain ok.

I am aware of how easy it is for teenage/basement dweller edgelord keyboard warriors to handwave that fact away.

If Landeskog isn't in constant pain then yeah, very different scenario.

 

[pont]

He already has more money than he probably knows what to do with. The whole point of money is to have better experiences in life. I think a cup championship is money well spent on an experience.

 

[The Nuge]

If he did it in year 8 of his contract it’s probably a mistake, but he did it in year 1. He got his cup and still had 49 million coming to him. Sounds like a pretty good tradeoff

His knee might not be healthy enough to return to the NHL but that doesn't necessarily mean he's going to have chronic issues for life. It might be good enough for normal activity, even strenuous activity, just not elite athlete activity.

Exactly. Same as Klefbom. He retired at 26 due to arthritis, with 30 million in the bank, and is living the good life now. It’s not worth completely destroying your body

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

But I could be totally wrong. Least he didn't have to pay for his surgery?

In a way, he will be paying for his surgery for the rest of his life.

I have sciatic nerve pain and it never goes away, less so now that we get older and our bodies less resilient every passing day.

 

[Golden_Jet]

i feel like that extra 7-10 years of playing also guarantees him living the rest of his life with crippling pain

You made that up, as you have no idea.
Some players have pain when they retire, but when stop playing and stop stressing the area, they are fine.

 

[TGWL]

You are basically asking is 1 cup worth 100m.

The answer is no.

Explain? Where are you getting 100m?

 

[Rcknrollkillnmachine]

Probably not in the same situation in terms of pain as Strasburg who may not be even able to play catch with his kids after sacrificing his body for a World Series.

 

[timmeh]

In a way, he will be paying for his surgery for the rest of his life.

I have sciatic nerve pain and it never goes away, less so now that we get older and our bodies less resilient every passing day.

I can't find the clip now but I remember him saying he doesn't have any pain or issues in day-to-day life.
It's when he puts pressure on the knee for extended periods of time that he feels the strength isn't there. And with that staying off ice to avoid a new injury and risk chronic pain.

 

[wetcoast]

I bet I know what Landy’s answer would be.

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And his is the only answer worth reading in this thread.

None of the hypothetical Lindy's living in their mom's basement opinions matter...at all.

 

[Jyrki]

Seems like Landeskog is still able to live a good life off the rink, while still having years of fat paychecks coming his way. He shouldn't have any regrets.

If he played through a bad concussion though, that'd be a different story.

 

[Jixer19]

Landy has his cup, is among the Avs greats and will always be loved by Avs fans for what he did for this team. He would still have this issue even if he didn't play in the playoffs that year, as the injury was from the bubble (as others have pointed out). From all reports he can still do everyday things, just skates and the intensity on the ice is when issues arise (as others have also pointed out as well), so I would lean towards thinking he thinks it was worth it though to win the cup.

 

[Asdetran]

All the money in the world won't make you happy if you are crippled or in constant pain.

I have no money and in constant pain so yeah if I had this kind of money I would be very happy

 

[The Burdened]

so long as he doesn't have chronic knee issues that impact his quality of life, then it was absolutely worth it.

chronic pain and issues tho for the rest of his life and have quality of life deficits? that changes it. a championship isn't worth a penny compared to that. i don't think he is gonna care about a worthless stanley cup if he can't run in the yard with his kids etc
hopefully it's not that.

 

[dahrougem2]

Cup? Check
Fat contract(s)? Check
Knee cartilage replaced allowing him to live a healthy, pain-free life post-hockey? Check

I don't see how anyone would say it wasn't worth it.