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What can Roope Hintz do at full health?
Let’s imagine what Roope Hintz can do when fully healthy, knowing what he accomplished on one leg last season.
The most impressive part of Hintz’ 2020-21 performance was that he showed no signs of his ailment when in the lineup. Hintz was still able to use his elite speed to break down defenders and exceed a point-per-game pace, which is not easy to do in today’s NHL.
“We can never forget, he’s playing hurt…a lot of guys wouldn’t play in the situation that he’s in and what he’s dealing with.