What coach Willie Desjardins originally referred to as an “ankle thing” for Ilya Kovalchuk is a bit more significant than a minor sprain or some soreness. Today, the Kings announced that Kovalchuk will be out for around four weeks after undergoing an ankle bursectomy procedure.
We’ve learned about all sorts of body parts here at Jewels from the Crown this season; we’ve previously covered “what exactly is a meniscus” when both Jonathan Quick and Jack Campbell underwent surgery to fix theirs. Today, we’ll learn about bursa, which are small, fluid-filled sacs which lubricate joints as they move.