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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Hasn't it been like 3 years since he's even played?
And he's gotta be 32(ish) by now. Even presuming the injuries didn't diminish him, time certainly will have done so.
I mean I guess as a 3rd liner who can provide some leadership he might be handy in the playoffs, but this feels more like hope than a plan at this point.
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Yeah, he hasn't played since the SCF in 2022... the original injury was in 2020 and they finally opted for surgery in May 2023 as a last resort, because no one has ever returned from it.
Not sure what happened last season, but there was some hope he'd return and then it didn't happen... and apparently this season he had an unrelated setback (and even then, I'm sure the plan was to LTIR him into the playoffs), but has been a full practice participant for a bit now.
Definitely still just hope he could contribute some meaningful minutes or like you said, lockeroom presence and leadership.