Pavel Bure’s season took another detour Thursday when the Florida Panthers said that torn cartilage was found in his right knee. The team said the high-scoring Russian will be sidelined at least two weeks.
Magnetic resonance imaging tests found the tear along with a bone bruise. He was scheduled to undergo surgery on Friday to repair the damage.
The injury took place when Bure was bent backward by an open-ice check from Colorado’s Adam Foote in the first period of Florida’s 7-5 loss Wednesday night.
Despite playing just 11 games this season, Bure’s 13 goals ranks fifth on the team.
– Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tom Barrasso may miss the rest of the regular season with a broken left hand. Barrasso was injured while gloving a shot from Montreal’s Shayne Corson on Wednesday.
