{"id":37679,"date":"2018-11-07T01:34:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T06:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=37679"},"modified":"2018-11-07T01:34:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T06:34:52","slug":"florida-panthers-derek-mackenzie-out-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/11\/07\/florida-panthers-derek-mackenzie-out-indefinitely\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Panthers Derek MacKenzie Out Indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida Panthers<\/a> announced Tuesday, that veteran forward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackede01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek MacKenzie<\/a>\u00a0will be out indefinitely\u00a0after undergoing successful shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Derek MacKenzie is out indefinitely for the Panthers after having shoulder surgery.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xtcVJjCgss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/xtcVJjCgss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLdotcom\/status\/1059904000215023616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackede01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek MacKenzie<\/a> Injury Continues.<\/h1>\n<p>This surgery was scheduled as a result of a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/10\/22\/florida-panthers-derek-mackenzie-to-have-shoulder-surgery\/\" target=\"_self\">shoulder injury<\/a> obtained in early October against\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this injury, the Canadian native only played one game in this 2018-19 season. And in this one game,\u00a0his possession numbers were 40 % Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of -11.2.<\/p>\n<p>It is likely however, the two-way forward will miss most, if not all of the remaining games scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, MacKenzie appeared in 75 games, scoring three goals, 11 assists\u00a0totalling 14 points. And over his extensive twelve-year NHL career, the previous Captain has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colombus Blue Jackets<\/a>\u00a0and the Florida Panthers. He has 51 goals and 74 assists for 125 career points in 611 career games. He was originally drafted by the\u00a0<strong>Atlanta\u00a0Thrashers<\/strong>, now known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> in the 5th round, 128th overall in the 1999 NHL draft.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future.<\/h2>\n<p>Although statistically unimpressive. MacKenzie ranked second among all Panthers forwards in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/sports\/florida-panthers\/fl-sp-panthers-derek-mackenzie-20181106-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1RawOe66bbPEhIcg2pNIyzEERH-8ji2jRxYi9buEtO6Ksk9-ww-BcoT9c\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">short-handed ice time with 172:35<\/a>. With up and coming players emerging this experience will be missed as the Panthers have had a slow start yet again. Winning only three games so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old served as the Panthers captain for the last two seasons before this injury. But has now passed the honor on to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barkoal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aleksander Barkov<\/a>. If MacKenzie misses the entire season, which is possible. The forwards return to the lineup will prove more difficult. Making retirement\u00a0a realistic alternative. Hopefully not, as it will be an underwhelming end to an established hockey career.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"tTssusJmQAxohhkOILc6Bg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/940137546\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tTssusJmQAxohhkOILc6Bg',sig:'UgzlA2h7T1lG6aIXzA_xD_MTix6N8TloiwaskgV_RRY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'940137546',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Panthers announced Tuesday, that veteran forward Derek MacKenzie\u00a0will be out indefinitely\u00a0after undergoing successful shoulder surgery. Derek MacKenzie is out indefinitely for the Panthers after having shoulder surgery.https:\/\/t.co\/xtcVJjCgss &mdash; NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) November 6, 2018 Derek MacKenzie Injury Continues. 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