The news that comes from Florida is not good when it comes to the status of Captain Aleksander Barkov. In practice injured on Thursday, there are now reports that he could miss the entire season of 2025-26.
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Elliote Friedman reports:
“Go know more in the best 24-48 hours, but Panthers are braced for the possibility that their captain, Aleksander Barkov, could be lost for the season. Would be brutal, nobody wants to see that … but unfortunately was a bad injury.”
Aleksander Barkov injury
Head coach Paul Maurice told reporters on Friday that Barkov is undergoing surgery for a right knee injury – Timeline for return TBD.
Jordan McPherson Van de Miami Herald reports: “I jumped the gun with the phrasing here. Team gives an exact timeline for Barkov after his operation, but the expectation is that he will be out the entire season.”
It is clear that this is not ideal. With Barkov now from the long term and Matthew Tkachuk is already put aside, the Panthers will have to make some major decisions in the coming weeks. Two huge pieces that they will control if they try to make them tensioned are now out.
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