By Marian Gaborik’s often-fragile standards, he’s been relatively sturdy as a member of the Los Angeles Kings.
Still, few should be shocked when they hear of a lower-body injury for the veteran winger. In this case, it’s serious enough to land him on injured reserve, as the team announced on Saturday.
Gaborik had a bumpy time with zero points from Jan. 9-23, but he’s been more productive lately, scoring five points in his past seven contests.
And, again, it was an unusually healthy run for Gaborik:
Playing his 99th consecutive game, Marian Gaborik suffered a lower-body injury early in the #LAKings' overtime win: https://t.co/q0KA1Ywo35
— LA Kings Insider (@lakingsinsider) February 13, 2016
LA Kings Insider’s Jon Rosen indicates that Gaborik was placed on IR in part so that the Kings could make room for Peter Budaj.