The Florida Panthers are hoping to join an exclusive list of NHL teams to win three straight Stanley Cups, but their title defense may have taken an early blow. Team captain and star forward Aleksander Barkov suffered a leg injury during Thursday's practice that required him to be helped off the ice by trainers.
The team didn't have a detailed update on the nature of Barkov's injury, only that the medical staff intended to examine it further. Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects indicated that it "sounds like there’s internal concern it could involve his ACL."
