On X, a doctor shared a terrible prognostic on Carolina Hurricanes' defenseman Brett Pesce, who left game two against the New York Islanders with an injury.
In a video, we can see Pesce's leg twisting in an unusual way. The player struggled to skate back to the bench, visibly troubled with an injury.
According to Dr. Harjas Grewal, Pesce could've torn his ACL. However, he also said that he could have a bone bruine, a torn MCL or a torn meniscus.
Fortunately for the Canes, this doesn't mean that his season is over. If it is a torn ACL, he could remain on the lineup, as players can still skate with that injury. Joe Thornton played in the playoffs with a torn ACL, but not everybody could to it, says Grewal:
