The Florida Panthers are coming off their first loss of the year, dropping a 5-2 final to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday to move 3-1-0 on the year. The squad was without Dmitry Kulikov as he was injured in an earlier game with the Flyers, which the Panthers won 2-1 last Thursday night.

Now, the team has provided a disappointing update on his injury .

“Had surgery this morning to repair a labral tear,” head coach Paul Maurice told the media , including team reporter Jameson Olive.

The injury occurred in the October 9th game with the Flyers as Kulikov attempted to make a hit on Bobby Brink in the second period. He also connected with the boards, leading to the injury. He is now expected to be out for five months.

This is not the first major injury for the team this year. Matth

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