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Season ending injury strikes Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers
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Former Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers were hit with season ending injury news.
Read below for the update, and previous report on Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov.
According to multiple reports, it looks like the Florida Panthers are going to be without their captain for the entire season.
Aleksander Barkov is undergoing right knee surgery for a practice injury sustained on Thursday. According to @FriedgeHNIC, Florida is bracing for the possibility he'll be out the entire season.
It was also reported that he is set to go for surgery, but there is no time table for a return.
Surgery is scheduled. As stated, no time table yet on return.
Original report on Barkov's injury
Today during practice, Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers got some unfortunate injury news, as it was reported that their captain needed help getting off the ice.
Multiple trusted sources reported this morning that Brad Marchand's captain, Aleksander Brakov was hurt during practice and needed help getting off the ice.
They also reported that he did not make a return to practice.
Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers are already going to be without one of their top guys, as Matthew Tkachuk ended up having surgery, and is expected to be out until at least December.
Now it's looking like the Panthers could be without another important piece to their roster.
Barkov needed help getting off the ice, and would not return back to practice.
According to reports, Barkov was not able to put weight onto his leg, and was helped off the ice by teammates.
Paul Maurice comments on Barkov's injury
Paul Maurice ended up commenting on Barkov's injury following practice today, and kept things professional.
It's beyond our control. We have to learn to win hockey games without good players. If that's the adversity or the test that we face this year, then that's what we're going to do. I'm not a doctor, so whatever the report is won't affect how we handle the next days.
If he's not in the lineup on Opening Night or if he misses an exhibition game or if he's out long-term, it's just not gonna affect that day. We've gotta win hockey games. We've gotta prep for it. That's all.
-Paul Maurice
If he's not in the lineup on Opening Night or if he misses an exhibition game or if he's out long-term, it's just not gonna affect that day. We've gotta win hockey games. We've gotta prep for it. That's all.
-Paul Maurice
Hopefully for Brad Marchand, and the Florida Panthers sake, Barkov will be good to go for the season opener.
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