Quoting: hockeyfanatic05
So nobody has ever recovered from a knee surgery? The guy has 22 points in 27 games playing on a horrible team. He hasn't played 30 games and youre already saying he won't be the same prior to the injury. Makes zero sense.
And no, he didnt say let someone carry him. He said put him on Malkin's line and watch his speed add to that line. Stop putting words in peoples mouth. The guy is still producing on a team where he has done nothing but carry them. You are showing your ignorance once again
coming up with excuses for him is what makes no sense.
If McDavid missed half of last year with a knee innjury, came back and scored 2 goals in 5v5 play 27 games, would you be saying, oh it's fine don't worry about it?
No you wouldn't, you'd say there is something wrong there, he's not really healed after nearly a year. Something is not the same.
But you want to talk about how Hall is a league MVP out one side of your mouth, but ignore the reality on the ice out the other and make excuses about how it's the team around him.
I hate to break it to you, league MVPs elevate the players around them, not the other way around.
So the question still remains. WTF is wrong with Hall. It's the question kicking around in the back of everyone's mind and no one is saying it yet. But it is there.
And while that question is there, don't even come tell me he's worth the moon you think he's worth. He's not.
It isn't Hall from 2 years ago. Period.
He had knee issues, they couldn't figure it out. He went in and got it scoped to "fix" the issue. He comes back in a contract year playing like garbage.
YOU: "It's the rest of the team"
REASON "Something is not right here"
YOUR "Lets give up 4 1st round picks for him"
The only one showing ignorance here is you. The play on the ice speaks for itself. MVP level players don't score 2 goals in 27 games. They just don't. He's not the same player.
No one is saying he can't eventually get there. But it's been about 10 months since he had surgery in FEB, and he don't look right.