Matthew Tkachuk: 50% chance of major surgery

As everyone knows, ice hockey is an extremely difficult sport, both in terms of technique and toughness.

Even more so at the professional level, hockey leaves its mark, and even more so in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

It’s not for nothing that hockey players are referred to as true warriors, because every year, when the playoffs come to an end, we learn of a thousand and one injuries of all kinds among quite a few players.

And this year is no exception, as once again, several players have continued to dress every night and perform despite many after-effects and injuries.

Just think of Matthew Tkachuk, who was injured at the Four Nations tournament, but still managed to play all 23 playoff games, after missing the rest of the regular season following the tournament.

And of course, at the end of those 23 playoff games, well, we learned that Tkachuk was never really 100%, as he played with a sports hernia and a torn adductor muscle.

Still, Tkachuk scored 23 points in 23 games.

But now that the Stanley Cup has been won, the Panthers’ forward must think about his recovery, and on that subject, there’s a 50% chance he’ll need major surgery.