Cam Robinson mentioned is skating jas looked a lot worse since coming back, particularly his turning.
For those who have watch him since returning, what do you think about this?
Thanks!
“A lot” seems like an exaggeration to me, but yeah, noticeably worse. Not worried though, that’s super common when first coming back from a knee injury, but with committed physio and training, young guys mostly get back to 100%. It’s been
less than 5 months since his surgery, while it typically takes hockey players 6-12 months to be fully recovered from an ACL surgery, but they do generally get there.
An injury like this can be a bigger deal with a guy near the end of his career, when recovery is harder, but IMO not too concerning for a young guy. As a Leafs fan Morgan Rielly and Zach Hyman are two guys that spring to mind for ACL surgeries, neither lost a step. Or McDavid had an even worse full PCL tear, ended up doing non-surgical recovery, hasn’t lost a step either. There are also cases like Fabbri or Morin, where the player has numerous knee ligament injuries over the years, with career altering impacts, but they seem more rare.