Panthers' bid for third straight title takes another hit after player burns himself in 'barbecuing mishap'

The Florida Panthers' quest to go the archetypal nonrecreational enactment to three-peat since the Los Angeles Lakers successful the aboriginal 2000s has not gotten disconnected to a blistery start.

Sasha Barkov mightiness miss the full play aft tearing his ACL conscionable earlier the play started, and Matthew Tkachuk remains connected injured reserve to dainty the groin wounded helium suffered mode backmost during the 4 Nations tournament.

Tomas Nosek, Dmitry Kulikov, and Jonah Gadjovich person each missed clip owed to injury, and guardant Eetu Luostarinen volition beryllium joining them aft an unforeseeable injury.

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Florida Panthers halfway Eetu Luostarinen moves the puck against the Dallas Stars during the 2nd play astatine Amerant Bank Arena.  (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

The Panthers said Luostarinen suffered burns successful a "barbecuing mishap," and determination is nary timetable for his return.

"I'm going to database him arsenic week to week due to the fact that we don't person a batch of acquisition with this and immoderate of this is erstwhile helium comes backmost and feels comfy with the instrumentality on," caput manager Paul Maurice said connected Wednesday. "He wasn't successful the infirmary overnight. He did get seen by doctors successful that vein."

Barkov, Kulikov, Gadjovich and Nosek each inactive person months to spell successful their recoveries; Tkachuk whitethorn commencement skating by the extremity of this period and could marque his play debut sometime successful December.

Florida Panthers halfway Eetu Luostarinen during the archetypal play against the San Jose Sharks astatine SAP Center successful San Jose.  (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)

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Forward Cole Schwindt, whom the Panthers claimed disconnected waivers past period to assistance with their wounded problems, is present connected the wounded database himself. Schwindt volition request country successful the coming days to repair a breached arm, and the Panthers expect that he'll miss 2 to 3 months.

The "barbecuing mishap" comes astir a week aft the New Jersey Devils announced that Jack Hughes would miss astir 8 weeks aft helium reportedly chopped his digit aft slipping and falling connected glass.

Florida Panthers halfway Eetu Luostarinen hoists the Stanley Cup aft winning crippled six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers astatine Amerant Bank Arena.  (Jim Rassol/Imagn Images)

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Florida has made it to 3 Cup Finals successful a row, but they presently beryllium successful sixth spot successful the Atlantic Division with 19 points (10-8-1). The past NHL squad to three-peat was the New York Islanders, erstwhile they won 4 consecutive to statesman the 1980s.

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