OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are “hopeful” that Erik Karlsson will be ready for the start of the 2017-18 season following surgery to his left foot on Wednesday. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion announced that Karlsson’s recovery from surgery in Charlotte, N.C., to repair torn tendons in the foot would take approximately four months. RelatedOttawa said the tears to Karlsson’s foot were found during an MRI following the season. After the first round against Boston, Karlsson revealed that he had been playing through hairline fractures in that same left foot — an injury suffered in late March, he said. A four-month timeline would allow for Karlsson to return in mid-October, likely right around the start of the 2017-18 season.

Source: National Post June 14, 2017 21:22 UTC