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Yeah, it's definitely encouraging he's already had two issues with the same shoulder and he's only playing against kids. Wait until he plays men - won't be rubbing shoulders with scrawny kids anymore. Lockwood is in tough, even more so, to carve out an NHL career considering his entire game was based around speed and physicality. He's not a worthless prospect and wherever you are nitpicking that from is ridiculous.
Virtanen had issues with his shoulder, and now he engages physically a few times every 10 games. Is he just inexperienced? Maybe, but it doesn't take the smartest player to lay a hit consistently. Does it weigh on a player that they've already had issues, twice, with the same shoulder? I'd say it is a possibility.
Lockwood is a good pick, you don't need to rummage across all threads about Lockwood to call anyone out just because we see this as an issue moving forward - because it is an issue moving forward. As I said, Lockwood's style of player doesn't really cater to being timid, and if his shoulder makes him like that, he won't be much more than a bottom six AHL player.
So two injuries are now enough to call it a certainty that Lockwood will come back timid now or is this PG's injury prediction hotline where you throw chicken bones and read tarot cards to tell us our prospect's future?
Frankly, until he shows any signs that this injury has changed him as a player this is doom and gloom posturing without any real basis to back it up. It's like saying you wouldn't want Hall for Vanek because he plays a reckless game and gets hurt at least once a season because of it or shying away from a swap of Henrik for Crosby because of Crosby's concussion history.