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Latest on Quick's Recovery and Timeline to Return Wednesday, Oct. 19 Jon Rosen of Fox Sports reported that Quick will not have surgery. Kings general manager Dean Lombardi said that he expects Quick to miss about three months, per Chuck Schilken of the Los Angeles Times.
Lombardi Comments on Quick's Status Friday, Oct. 14 Lombardi told reporters that Quick's groin issue is on the same side as the 2013 injury that kept him out for two months.
Quick Among NHL's Best Goalies The Kings' last line of defense has backstopped the franchise to two Stanley Cups during his first eight years in the league, where he's had to stand on his head at times. He is currently ranked 12th in NHL history with a goals-against average of 2.27.
He's more than capable of pulling off the highlight save as well, exhibiting fantastic lateral movement between the posts, as shown below:
The former Conn Smythe Trophy winner is coming off a great 2015-16 campaign that saw him win a career-high 40 games to go along with a 2.22 goals-against average and .918 save percentage.
But now, the Kings are going to be without their All-Star goalie for what could be a significant amount of time with a long season ahead of them.
Jeff Zatkoff replaced Quick on Wednesday and looks to be the man who will take over between the pipes while the latter recovers.
Zatkoff allowed just one goal on 16 shots in relief and had the following to say after the game, per ESPN.com: "It's my job to be ready when Quickie needs a break or he goes down. So I have to make sure the team doesn't miss a beat."
