Kraken ahead Jordan Eberle has missed the final week as a result of what was initially dominated as a lower-body damage. It’s one that’s going to maintain him out of the lineup for a substantial period of time, nevertheless, because the crew introduced that he underwent profitable surgical procedure on his pelvis on Friday. The restoration time from the process is a minimal of three months.
The 34-year-old was named because the second captain in franchise historical past final month. Eberle is in his fourth season with the Kraken after being chosen by them within the Growth Draft in 2021 and has been a useful secondary scorer for them since then. He reached not less than 17 targets and 44 factors in every of his first three campaigns with them whereas his 63-point effort in 2022-23 was the third-best level complete of his profession.
Eberle was off to a robust begin this season, recording six targets and 5 assists in his first 17 video games earlier than struggling the damage, which might have had him at a 29-goal, 53-point tempo over 82 appearances, a quantity he clearly gained’t be reaching now. A 3-month (minimal) restoration timeline will possible maintain Eberle out by the 4 Nations Cup in February, or not less than the following 37 video games. That’s a big blow to a Seattle crew that’s across the center of the pack offensively.
Eberle will possible be transferred to LTIR sooner or later within the subsequent few minutes. The Kraken have ample cap flexibility in the intervening time with defenseman Vince Dunn on there already so Eberle’s placement gained’t occur instantly. When Dunn is ready to come again — and he might be with the crew on their upcoming highway journey per the crew’s producer Scott Malone — that would be the time when Eberle ought to land on there. That can largely eradicate any hope of banking cap area within the meantime, nevertheless.
