Unless you have a medical degree, your opinion is pretty much worthless when it comes to the clotting. I'm not going to pretend to be an MD, but I think we can all understand the difference between spending months on end in a high altitude environment and short periods of time in high altitudes.
This makes even less sense. Fleischmann had 21 points in 22 games with Colorado. He had a 23G/51P year (69GP) in Washington the year before that and followed it up with a 27G/61P season in Florida the next year. That was Flash's peak period, and he was an excellent top 6 forward at that point.
Maybe I used poor word choice. Entirely probable. Flash was a good player. He has no business being the top 6 now. Just like Chris Stewart doesn't. Just like David Jones doesn't.
You're being entirely too literal. Chris Stewart had a dominating year with Paul Stastny as his center. He belonged in the top 6 then. He certainly doesn't now.
If Flash was in danger of playing hockey, he wouldn't be. Plain and simple. His condition has been under control and by all accounts he absolutely could stay in Colorado. The altitude here is incredibly overstated as far as the effects it has.
I made a joke about the Wild going dumpster diving in the "former top 6 Avs" bin. No need to go all mansplaining just because you had issue with what is considered a castoff.
