The opening night of the NHL’s 2016-17 season was exciting in a lot of ways, but one will have to forgive fans of the Los Angeles Kings if they aren’t in a mood to celebrate.
Not only did their team fall to long-time rival San Jose, but starting goaltender Jonathan Quick left the game with an injury and may be gone for some time.
Jon Rosen, who works for the team’s LA Kings Insider website, contacted general manager Dean Lombardi, and the initial prognosis was not good:
Via Dean Lombardi, the timeline on Quick's injury "could be a while.