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Blues select Adam Jiricek with 16th overall pick at 2024 NHL Draft



The St. Louis Blues selected defenseman Adam Jiricek in the first round, 16th overall, at the 2024 NHL Draft at Sphere Las Vegas.

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  1. I like this pick a lot! Good positioning and good skating. Get some t-ravs and gooey butter in him and bulk up and we're golden!

  2. A key question for this guy is – did he experience any cartilage damage when he tore his knee ACL? ACL repairs can make a knee as good as new, if the damage is limited to just that ligament. But, if thereā€™s cartilage damage thatā€™s permanent, the knee will never be the same. (Unfortunately, a knee hyper extension that tears the ACL often causes damaged cartilage.) Missing cartilage will create noticeable periodic instabilities when the knee is put under great stress. Which will happen playing hockey. In turn thatā€™s going to negatively effect how aggressively a person plays the game. Plus, it makes the knee more vulnerable to further injury. Unfortunately, medical science has tried many methods to repair torn knee cartilage but to my knowledge none have shown much success to date.

    If thereā€™s no cartilage damage this was a great selection. For the kidā€™s playing future and the Blues, hereā€™s hoping thatā€™s the case.

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