The two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers and team captain Aleksander Barkov are on a quest for the three-peat . Those chances may have taken a hit today as Barkov was helped off the ice with an apparent leg injury during practice .

Coach Paul Maurice did not elaborate on the extent of the injury . “It will get looked at today. I will have a better answer for you tomorrow,” said Maurice at the practice facility. This was the first time the veteran players hit the ice during training camp, and Florida is already without Matthew Tkachuk and Tomas Nosek. While the injury was not fully described, Barkov was noticed favoring his right leg as he came off the ice.

This is another major injury hit for the Panthers, but Maurice had a positive attitude toward the situati

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