Aaron Ekblad Scratched Against Ducks With Classic 'Undisclosed' Injury
Daily Faceoff reported the injury update via Twitter.
is officially out against the with an "undisclosed injury," in NHL speak could mean anything from a bruised rib to a missing limb.
Daily Faceoff reported the scratch just as the were gearing up for their matchup in Anaheim. Losing your top-pairing defenseman is never ideal, but it stings a little extra when you are trying to bounce back from a weird road loss.
is coming off a 4-3 defeat to the , is the kind of result that makes a coaching staff want to lock the locker room doors. Before that, they squeezed out a tight 1-0 win over the . Now they have to navigate the Ducks without their anchor on the blue line eating up massive minutes.
Anaheim is not exactly a pushover right now, either. They just knocked off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. Anyone looking at the betting board and expecting the Panthers to easily handle the Ducks might want to recalculate how much 's defensive structure relies on being on the ice.
The play the next on October 7 to wrap up this California swing. Until decides to actually disclose what "undisclosed" means, 's status for the rest of the road trip is a giant question mark.