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He was recovering from that wicked elbow and wrist injury two years ago. I recall the Max Domi injury being described as an 18 month full recovery and Larsson had additional injury to deal with. It's possible his arm wasn't right.
Yep, the time it took him to fully recover was quite large, and in my head I was convinced that his injuries were career altering. As a result I was all aboard the fire him into the sun crowd...
That being said he looked terrific last year. My only complaint is a minor one, I think he could be paired with better complimentary players to optimize our lineup. I'm by no means a Girgs hater, but I think back to two scenarios:
2014-15 - Larsson was paired with Ennis & Moulson and had a GF/60 of 2.97 and a GF% of 80
2015-17 - Larsson was paired with Foligno & Gionta and had a 2.46 GF/60 and a GF% of 56.8
I think with the right compliments, he can not only shut down the opposition, but heavily tilt the ice with results on the scoreboard. I don't think Girgs moves the needle enough in the physicality or scoring department enough. Not trying to derail this thread into a Girgs discussion, more just thinking that Larsson's rep among fans would improve and not be so heavily impacted by recency bias if he's fully healthy and surrounded with the right complimentary players.