{"id":4192,"date":"2016-12-14T16:53:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T21:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=4192"},"modified":"2016-12-14T16:53:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T21:53:35","slug":"jonathan-quick-schedule-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/12\/14\/jonathan-quick-schedule-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Quick On Schedule With Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Los Angeles Kings GM <strong>Dean Lombardi<\/strong>, goaltender <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quickjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Quick<\/a><\/strong> is on schedule to make his return mid-February. The goaltender has been sidelined since October 12. Lombardi stated earlier Wednesday that Quick would return in March, but since said he misspoke. \u00a0March is a worst case scenario with Quick expected due back mid-February.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jonathan Quick could be back as early as February according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LAKings<\/a> general manager Dean Lombardi. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mY32bOjjBs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/mY32bOjjBs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/809135212655362048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Jonathan Quick On Schedule With Recovery<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Jonathan Quick had a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2016\/10\/20\/jonathan-quick-three-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">non-surgical procedure<\/a> performed on October 19th to correct his lower-body injury. The timetable on his recovery was set at about three months. Lombardi mentioned that the best case scenario on his return would be early-February but early-March if there was a setback.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/budajpe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Budaj<\/a><\/strong> has handled the goaltending duties during Quick&#8217;s absence. While the team has faired decently well without Quick, Lombardi\u00a0knows that there are still issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Clearly when you lose your No. 1 goalie, you&#8217;ve got a hole. But the reality is, you&#8217;ve got two issues: first, what&#8217;s out there [on the trade market].&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/18278366\/los-angeles-kings-goalie-jonathan-quick-expected-return-mid-february\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lombardi stated<\/a>. &#8220;Two, a lot of our players haven&#8217;t been at the top of their game and we&#8217;re still in it.<\/p>\n<h3>Holding the Fort<\/h3>\n<p>In the 25 games that Budaj has played, his record is 13-7-2 with a 2.27 goals against average and a .907 save percentage. Decent numbers for a goalie that couldn&#8217;t buy a win in the AHL before coming to the Kings. He has given up nine goals in the past three games, however.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zatkoje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Zatkoff<\/a><\/strong> has only seen seven games of action so far this season. His record sits at 1-5-0 with a 3.20 GAA and a .882 SV%.<\/p>\n<p>The team is coming off a 6-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, their third loss in the past four games. Budaj started the game, but would be\u00a0replaced by Zatkoff in the second. He did come back for the third period, however.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, the Kings still have about two months or so before Quick returns. Lombardi stated that he won&#8217;t mortgage the future to bring in another goaltender.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think, as you&#8217;re seeing, there&#8217;s not a lot out there,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/jonathan-quick-of-los-angeles-on-schedule-for-february-return\/c-284702790\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lombardi said<\/a>. &#8220;To say there&#8217;s something [a trade] on the horizon? No.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With that said, it&#8217;s likely that Budaj will continue to get most of the playing time in net. The Kings just have to hope his recent play doesn&#8217;t continue\u00a0as they currently stand on the outside looking in within the Pacific Division.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS, NV &#8211; OCTOBER 08: \u00a0Goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings tends net during a preseason game against the Colorado Avalanche at T-Mobile Arena on October 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Colorado won 2-1 in overtime. \u00a0(Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi, goaltender Jonathan Quick is on schedule to make his return mid-February. The goaltender has been sidelined since October 12. 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