MIAMI (AP) — Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad had surgery Monday and is likely done for the season, meaning the Panthers will have to continue their playoff push without one of their best players.
The Panthers said that Ekblad will need 12 weeks to recover. They didn’t reveal the extent of the damage — hockey teams are rarely specific on injuries, and the team only went as far as to say he had surgery to “repair a fracture in his lower extremities.”
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But it was evident when he got hurt Sunday night at Dallas that it was a serious matter, and Monday’s announcement only confirmed that.