It was officially announced Monday night that Florida Panthers star defenseman Aaron Ekblad underwent successful surgery to repair a fracture in his lower extremities and is expected to be out of the lineup for twelve weeks.
This is the result of an injury he suffered Sunday night against the Dallas Stars. It’s not exactly surprising after how bad the injury looked and it is just brutal news for a Panthers’ team that has their sights on a deep playoff run. It will require surgery to repair his left leg fracture.
In terms of point production, Ekblad was having the best season of his career.