"Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov went down with an apparent injury to his right leg during a practice skate on Thursday, joining a growing list of players who are unavailable for the team right now. After an awkward collision with teammate Niko Mikkola sent Barkov down to the ice, he struggled to get up and was ultimately helped off the rink without putting any weight on his right leg. Barkov is currently undergoing evaluation to determine how serious the injury is."
"Barkov is no stranger to the press box, having dealt with a plethora of minor injuries over his career thus far. He was sidelined for 15 games this past season, and dating back across the last four seasons, Barkov has been held out of 53 matchups due to various ailments including one previous knee injury in Nov. 2023."
""The veteran players here are going to play two exhibition games," Maurice told the Miami Herald. "If we get a chance to look at something that we haven't seen before, we would like to do that in those two... if somebody's going down, that's where you get the chance to look at possibly a new combination.""
Aleksander Barkov went down with an apparent right-leg injury during a Panthers practice skate after an awkward collision with teammate Niko Mikkola. He struggled to get up and was helped off the ice without placing weight on his right leg. Barkov is undergoing evaluation to determine injury severity. The practice marked the first time veteran skaters returned to the ice after a week of off-ice work. Barkov has missed 15 games last season and 53 games over four seasons, including a knee injury in November 2023. Coach Paul Maurice said the team will make adjustments and use exhibition games to test new combinations.
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