Friedman: "Very good chance" Horton's career is over
/Elliotte Friedman was on Sportsnet 960 Tuesday afternoon.
On Nathan Horton:
“I think the story about what’s going on here is that if Nathan Horton has the surgery, his career is probably over.
“That surgery, from what I understand, is going to be some sort of fusion surgery. You can live a relatively normal life with that, but you can’t play hockey. And so when they say that the surgery is a last resort, I think they’re saying if he has to have that, it’s all over.
“What they believe is – they’re hoping – is that if he can rehab and do exercise, he can strengthen his core muscles and back muscles, to play again.
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“Rob, I do believe this: I think there’s a very good chance that Nathan Horton has played his last game in the National Hockey League. There are players in the league who have told me that this is much worse than we realize and that he’s tired of being injured and what it’s putting his body through – he’s had enough.
“But there’s a process you have to go through. And he’s going to go through that process to see if he can save his career. But most guys I know who know him are not optimistic.”
Source: Sportsnet 960/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey