I'm still trying to understand what you're saying here Dasein...
Are you basically saying that Schroeder was having a poor season prior to his injury? So if he hadn't been injured, and simply kept pace with what he did for the first part of the season, he would've had a subpar season?
I can see that point of view. I won't debate his season with you, I'm just confused by your way of saying it. What I'm reading it as is this:
The controllable variable, conditioning, is excusable. IE: Jordan was not in good enough shape for a pro season and needed to prepare better in the offseason. You're saying this is excusable, he's young, he'll learn, etc. I can agree.
Then it seems like you're saying that un-controllable variable, injury, is inexcusable. IE: Jordan should've sucked up the pain and performed to a better standard as soon as he was back on the ice without missing a beat. That seems a little unrealistic.
Sorry if I'm nit-picking, I'm just trying to understand you're point of view.
Cheers,
Ramone