: "The best, best, best case scenario, he might be back on the ice come playoff time. The original diagnosis was just to try and get him ready to start training and skating early in the summer. I had a similar one, and the original diagnosis was 4-to-9 months. That leaves a lot of months there. It depends on how quick you heal and getting the strength and range of motion back. I was back in four months on the dot. But in that position and the way he plays, you want to make sure it's 110 percent."
Age: 20
Kowalsky: "He's a young kid, and he's certainly green in a lot of areas.