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Leafs Would Be Foolish Rushing Kessel Back
 Posted 11/1/2009 1:07:00 PM
Phil Kessel is taunting the possibility.
He taunts it with a no-look pass.
He taunts it with a bullet from the left circle.
He taunts it with his bursts of speed.
But make no mistake that for all the taunting possibilities, the Leafs would be simply foolish to rush Kessel back this soon.
Kessel underwent rotator-cuff surgery on his left shoulder this offseason, an injury that requires 4-6 months of recovery time.
The surgery took place on May 21st meaning Kessel is in month five of his recovery. And while that may be an appropriate time-frame, the cautionary tale of Pavol Demitra in Vancouver reveals how damaging too soon can be.
Demitra also had shoulder surgery in the offseason and was predicted back in late October. He suffered a setback in his recovery recently, and required a second series of surgery on the shoulder.
"He was going ...
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