"The dramatic change in prognosis came after team orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Steven Mirabello found that the tear Saunders suffered in a freak accident Wednesday was so significant, it could not be repaired.
Initially, the plan was to fix the meniscus, which requires a significantly longer recovery period. But given that the procedure has a coin-flip success rate, particularly for professional athletes, Saunders’ preference was to have the damaged cartilage removed anyway, according to general manager Alex Anthopoulos"
This doesn't seem good to me. Forum MD's?