Torn labrum is a shitty injury :/ The shoulder labrum is a significant part of what holds the shoulder in place, and after tearing it, even with surgery, you can be more prone to future dislocations/injuries.
As an example, a shoulder dislocation/labrum tear is the injury that derailed Tarasenko's career. For Tarasenko it went like:
1) First surgery: shoulder dislocation/labrum tear at the end of the 2017/18 season, 6 months recovery. Was basically healthy the next year though (2018/19)
2) Second surgery: re-injured the shoulder at the start of 2019/20, another 6 month recovery that stretched to 9 because of the COVID shutdown. But when he came back for COVID bubble play, it didn't feel right ...
3) Third surgery: turned out surgery #2 didn't really work, had to have surgery again. Caused him to miss the rest of 2019/20 and the majority of 2020/21
Now, Tarasenko has been healthy since (~1.5 seasons healthy and playing well since coming back later in the 2020/21 season), but it's been a long road, and it's not necessarily over - e.g. he seemed good in 2018/19 only to re-injure it in 2019/20. This recurring injury is the reason the Blues exposed Tarasenko to Seattle at the expansion draft, and the reason Seattle didn't take him.
Hopefully it's not the same for Drysdale - i.e. the first surgery fixes it well, and it's not a recurring issue. It can certainly turn into a recurring, career derailing injury, though :/
I certainly wouldn't worry about Drysdale not being a star yet - he's only 20, and very good for a 20 year old. If healthy, you'd think his chances to become a stud #1 are very real. My main concern is that injury, personally - if it's recurring thing it'll have a large impact on his career.
As an example, a shoulder dislocation/labrum tear is the injury that derailed Tarasenko's career. For Tarasenko it went like:
1) First surgery: shoulder dislocation/labrum tear at the end of the 2017/18 season, 6 months recovery. Was basically healthy the next year though (2018/19)
2) Second surgery: re-injured the shoulder at the start of 2019/20, another 6 month recovery that stretched to 9 because of the COVID shutdown. But when he came back for COVID bubble play, it didn't feel right ...
3) Third surgery: turned out surgery #2 didn't really work, had to have surgery again. Caused him to miss the rest of 2019/20 and the majority of 2020/21
Now, Tarasenko has been healthy since (~1.5 seasons healthy and playing well since coming back later in the 2020/21 season), but it's been a long road, and it's not necessarily over - e.g. he seemed good in 2018/19 only to re-injure it in 2019/20. This recurring injury is the reason the Blues exposed Tarasenko to Seattle at the expansion draft, and the reason Seattle didn't take him.
Hopefully it's not the same for Drysdale - i.e. the first surgery fixes it well, and it's not a recurring issue. It can certainly turn into a recurring, career derailing injury, though :/
I certainly wouldn't worry about Drysdale not being a star yet - he's only 20, and very good for a 20 year old. If healthy, you'd think his chances to become a stud #1 are very real. My main concern is that injury, personally - if it's recurring thing it'll have a large impact on his career.
