Former top five pick's career in jeopardy because of injuries
Nolan Patrick's career has been mired with injuries. The 2nd overall pick from the 2017 NHL Draft, can't seem to catch a break.
On the most recent edition of the 32 Thoughts Podcast, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman dropped a bombshell saying Vegas Golden Knights' forward Nolan Patrick may retire because of his injuries.
"I had heard a rumor in the summer that Nolan Patrick was going to retire. Then I was told that is not the case; Patrick has a salary for this year of $1.2 million. There is no point in him retiring, as he has a salary to collect,»
said Friedman."I think there would be a lot of people that would be surprised to see him play this year, and they wonder about his future too,»
added Friedman.Friedman didn't completely rule out a return for the upcoming season but it seems very doubtful that we will see Patrick lace up the skates for Vegas.
Patrick got in 25 games last season, recording 7 points. It's unfortunate news for a player that had such high potential coming out of Junior.
It appears to be an upper-body issue, that he has dealt with since the early stages of last season.
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SEPTEMBRE 19 | 192 ANSWERS Former top five pick's career in jeopardy because of injuries Which former player would have had the better career if injuries didn't take its toll? | ||
| Pavel Bure | 35 | 18.2 % |
| Peter Forsberg | 49 | 25.5 % |
| Eric Lindros | 76 | 39.6 % |
| Paul Kariya | 32 | 16.7 % |
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