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Six to eight weeks’ absence: Corey Perry to miss start of season
Félix Forget
Six to eight weeks’ absence: Corey Perry to miss start of season
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Last night, we learned that Corey Perry had suffered a serious injury during an on-ice practice. The Kings' newest member had to leave the rink in a wheelchair… and there was cause for concern about his health,especially since the season starts in less than a month. That doesn't leave a ton of time to recover from a serious injury,so we wondered if his start to the season was in jeopardy… and this morning we learned that Perry would indeed miss the start of the campaign.

The Kings have announced that Perry underwent knee surgery yesterday and will be out for six to eight weeks –and with the Kings kicking off their season on October 7, it's safe to say he won't be there.

An absence of six to eight weeks means we can expect to see Perry somewhere in the first half of November. The Kings have 12 games on the schedule in October, so Perry will miss a considerable portion of the calendar,and that's assuming he's ready to return as early as November 1 (so, in about six weeks instead of eight) and doesn't suffer a setback in his rehabilitation. Because, after all, at his age (40), the body often takes longer to recover.Of course, we hope Perry recovers quickly from his injury. But with less than a month to go before the start of the season, it's an injury that really, really hurts the Kings.A tough blow, then.

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