Golden Knights suffer massive blow as Mark Stone goes under the knife
The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Wednesday that captain Mark Stone will be out indefinitely after undergoing back surgery on Tuesday.
He initially suffered the injury in early January, with the team listing him as week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The Golden Knights said that after going through rehab on his back, he suffered a setback which led to Tuesday's surgery.
Stone, 30, has spent parts of the last five seasons with the Golden Knights after he was traded to Vegas from Ottawa in 2019. In 43 games, the Winnipeg native has 38 points (17 goals, 21 assists), ten penalty minutes and is a plus-11.
It'll be interesting to see if the Golden Knights opt to place Stone on long-term injured reserve, which would open up $9.5 million for the team to use ahead of March 3rd's trade deadline.
NEWS: Mark Stone underwent successful back surgery yesterday and is expected to make a full recovery. He will be out of the lineup indefinitely. #VegasBorn https://t.co/QEtKsePpv6— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) February 2, 2023
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| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bobby Brink | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tyson Foerster | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Connor Murphy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Craig Smith | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nolan Allan | - | - | - | |
| Joey Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Emil Andrae | - | - | - | |
| Connor Bedard | - | - | - | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | - | - | - | |
| T.J. Brodie | - | - | - | |
| Louis Crevier | - | - | - | |
| Jason Dickinson | - | - | - | |
| Ryan Donato | - | - | - | |
| Joel Farabee | - | - | - | |
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Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
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Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
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