The Carolina Hurricanes captain will take three to four months to rehab and should be ready to go for next season.
Staal out 3-4 months, will be ready by next season
USA TODAY SportsThe Carolina Hurricanes and their captain, Eric Staal, have caught a huge break, all things considered.
Staal, who left the IIHF World Championships while playing for Canada on Thursday after taking a brutal knee-on-knee hit from Canucks’ defenseman Alex Edler of Sweden, has suffered a third-degree MCL sprain. It will take him three to four months to rehab, but it will not require surgery. Most importantly, Staal -- indisputably the best player on the Hurricanes -- is expected to be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season in October.
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