Jokipakka has hip surgery, could miss World Cup

[TheScorpion]

Per theScore app and NBC:

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/05/30/...-at-world-cup/

[Itse]

Would suck for Kevin. No guarantee he gets another chance to play in a high-end tournament like this.

[Badgers Nose]

He looked good with a wonky hip, might be an even better trade than we thought.

[Huntingwhale]

[Rick M.]

I wonder when this surgery took place. Our season ended nearly 2 months ago.

[IgiTang]

Hip surgery... so vague..

Was it a Femoral Acetabular impingement (fai) due to stress on the Femoral head? That's a 2-4 month recovery. But closer to 4 usually.

If it's a labrum tear, then likely out 4-8 months but closer to 6.

I had both in 2014 and the recovery sucked.

Point is, I doubt he's able to be up to game speed for this tourney even though most guys will be a bit slow out of the gates.

If I was the Flames, I would ask him to skip it so he can focus on getting healthier and stronger.
If he accomplishes those things, I don't see why he won't get invited again in the future.