Washed Up 29YearOld
Bro Do You Even Hockey?
Heavy video-game use can cause carpal tunnel and tendonitis. It is actually quite common among heavy gamers. I'm not saying that Laine has that, but with heavy gamers, there is a real possibility that it can drastically detriment one's shot and puck-handling. Pre-carpal tunnel develops slowly until it culminates over time. It especially happens to intense gamers.You should see how much Laine plays, his profile name is public if you wanna find it and look it up on a stat tracking site.
I love Laine, I think that he is a generational goal-scorer or has the potential to be, & this isn't a troll response, but I'm actually dealing with carpal tunnel right now. I played video games intensely almost everyday for 2-3 hours and was diagnosed with carpal tunnel yesterday. It's extremely frustrating because I wanted to start playing hockey again so badly while I was in my prime and my foot finally healed. I can't use my hands without a brace.
Again, I'm not saying that Laine has it, but if he's a very frequent gamer- there's a significant chance that potential damage is 'building up'. Tendonitis/carpal tunnel develops slowly and deteriorates the tendons very gradually over a period of time. If Laine is as much of a gamer as I can imagine, I wouldn't be surprised if he had future hand/arm problems. (prophetic post in 2020)
Luckily, the condition is highly curable and if it happens to Laine he should be back to speed within 4-6 weeks. It's what I immediately thought, I'm not sure if someone has brought it up, but I think it is a real thing to think about if he is a very frequent gamer.