{"id":95186,"date":"2020-12-23T12:23:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T17:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=95186"},"modified":"2020-12-23T12:23:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T17:23:51","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-alexander-nylander-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/12\/23\/chicago-blackhawks-alexander-nylander-knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks Alexander Nylander Sidelined After Knee Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0announced that forward\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nylanal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alexander Nylander<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0would be sidelined for the next four to six months after undergoing successful knee surgery. After a successful repair of a meniscus tear in his left knee, Nylander could miss the entire season due to the surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MEDICAL UPDATE: Alex Nylander had successful surgery on Monday to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee.<\/p>\n<p>Team physician Dr. Michael Terry says he expects Alex to return to hockey related activities in approximately four to six months. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blackhawks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JUgHkXQwAV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JUgHkXQwAV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBlackhawks\/status\/1341775721333702662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alexander Nylander Out 4-6 Months<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blackhawks will be without left-winger Alexander Nylander for the foreseeable future. After Sustaining the injury during the 2020 playoffs, Nylander decided to rest and rehab during the off-season. They announced today that the young forward underwent successful surgery on his left knee back on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During this past season, Nylander played in 65 games, recording 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points. In those games, Nylander also added 10 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Over his four-year NHL career, Nylander has played for the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Buffalo Sabres<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and Chicago Blackhawks. He has 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 career points in 84 career games. The Buffalo Sabres originally drafted him in the first round, eighth overall in the 2016 NHL Entry draft.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Looking Towards the Future<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This news comes days after the NHL and NHLPA officially announced that the 2020-21 season would begin on January 13th, with training camps set for January 3rd. The regular season ends on May 8th, and the playoffs are finishing by mid-July. Now that the season is 56 games long, Nylander could be out the whole time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This news comes as quite unfortunate news as this will be Alexander Nylander&#8217;s second season with the team. As a young forward battling for a full-time roster position, this is a disappointment. 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After a successful repair of a meniscus tear in his left knee, Nylander could miss the entire season due to the surgery. 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