Today the Dallas stars have announced that their captain Jamie Benn will undergo surgery Repair a collapsed lung. The team says that he will be evaluated again in four weeks.
Benn will miss the start of the season
The injury happened late in the third period of Tuesday match against the Minnesota Wild. The team expects Benn to fully recover, according to Jim Nill.
Although a collapsed lung is not overly serious, the team will probably be extra careful in view of its age to prevent further problems. That is why they are planning to evaluate him again in four weeks.
From now on we are only two weeks away from the start of the 2025-26 season. That means that Benn will miss the beginning, and possibly more if there are complications during the operation. The stars open their season against the Winnipeg Jets on October 9, exactly 14 days away.
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Benn, 36, goes into his 17th NHL season, all with the stars. With the club he appeared in 1,192 games and scored 399 goals and 557 assists for 956 points.
Benn is only 44 points away from 1,000. If he returns after four weeks, his comeback should be around October 23. He would miss about six games and apart from further injuries, he would have 76 games to collect 44 points to reach 1,000 in what his last NHL season could be.
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