For James Wisniewski, his season is likely over after just 47 seconds. For the Carolina Hurricanes, a season of modest hopes just took a significant turn for the worse.
The Canes announced Friday that Wisniewski suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Thursday's loss to the Predators in Nashville. Wisniewski, acquired in the summer in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Anton Khudobin, is expected to miss six months. If math isn't your thing, that's early April - or, as Bob pointed out earlier this afternoon, just in time for the playoffs.