It was quite the barrage of injury news today in Anaheim. Let’s run down the list, shall we?
-- David Perron has a separated shoulder and is out until at least mid-April. The estimate was 4-6 weeks from the time he was injured on March 20.
-- Frederik Andersen has a concussion. He suffered it Wednesday versus Calgary. No timeline was provided. Anton Khudobin has been called up to replace him. John Gibson is the likely starter tonight versus the visiting Canucks.
-- Rickard Rakell has appendicitis. He’s out a week.
BB said Rickard Rakell had appendix removed and will work on timeline that Ryan Getzlaf had w/his this season. Getzlaf missed four games.
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) April 1, 2016
-- Hampus Lindholm has the flu. He’ll miss tonight’s game.
Oh, and there was this:
BB said Simon Despres (upper body) and Kevin Bieksa (upper body) are skating. Did see Bieksa at the end of morning skate.
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) April 1, 2016
That’s it for the health updates (we think), but not for the news. The Ducks called up forward Chris Wagner from the AHL this morning, then announced a two-year contract extension for the 24-year-old. So at least somebody got some good news today.
At any rate, Perron’s injury is probably the most significant. He’s scored eight goals with 12 assists in 28 games for the Ducks since being traded from Pittsburgh.
He’s hoping to return ahead of schedule.
“I know we’ve announced a timeline, but I want to beat it,” Perron told reporters. “I feel good and the rehab is going well. I’m in the gym every day.”
.@Ryan_Kesler on today's news: "Ducks hockey - it's never easy. Go the hard way, not the easy way."
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) April 1, 2016