1) Who cares? He missed 254 days with injury between his last game on March 12th and his return on November 21st. Guess how many points he had in his first ten games back? Nine. Two weeks is nothing.
2) This makes zero logical sense. Teams weren’t worried about injuries until Arizona was worried about injuries? What? Is this also true of Gavrilkov and Schenn? Of course not. Of course teams have injury concerns with Chychrun. None of them have any additional concerns as a result of this. Why would they? There’s no logical reason.
3) NHL pro scouts forgot to watch his first 36 games this season? They were waiting for game 37 only to be disappointed and confused? Or did they forget what they saw in his first 373 games?
1.) Teams care. Sample size matters. Just because he was hot when he returned from injury last time doesn't mean every time he returns from injury he's going to play great. If he can play great, prove it by letting him play.
2.) Teams were worried about injury, Chychrun playing would prove that he is healed. Holding an injury ridden player out of the lineup out of fear of injury doesn't instill confidence. This is a player who has never played 70 games in the NHL. The team trading for him is most likely a playoff team who wants to see he's healthy and can contribute.
3.) Recency bias. If Chychrun put up 10 points in the last 5 games, he's more enticing. The same as how Karlsson and P. Kane chatter picks up when they started playing well. Had teams never seen P. Kane or Karlsson play before? Of course they have. However, if you're a buyer and a player is lighting it up right now, you want the player coming to your team with confidence.