Zach Werenski played all 82 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets just months after having major reconstructive surgery on his shoulder during the 2018 offseason. Remember this?
Werenski, coming off a torn labrum, spent his offseason not working on his shot, but working on moving his elbow above his shoulder again.
Upon his return to the lineup in game one, Werenski struggled to get back up to speed at the NHL level - not surprising, given how his offseason was spent. After a rocky start to the season that saw Werenski appearing on the score sheet but getting beaten defensively, he was dropped to the second pairing for much of November, replaced on the top pairing by Ryan Murray.