“Before the surgery he had certain strength and skating power that he might never have to the same level again; that’s the just reality of having a major injury and it was a major injury,” Blashill said. “Is he at that same strength and power and skating and fluidity? Probably not. He doesn’t have the same level of strength, and I don’t know if he’ll have it again or not. I just don’t know that answer. Is he striving (to regain that strength)? Yes, he works extremely hard off the ice and with our sports-science staff to be the best he can be.
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