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Quick undergoes surgery, needs at least six weeks to recover

Jonathan Quick

According to LA Kings Insider, Jonathan Quick has undergone a “minor” back surgery for an inflammatory cyst and a disc fragment.

He’ll need at least six weeks to recover, although Kings assistant GM Ron Hextall still thinks that Quick should be ready “sometime around” training camp.

Of course, that’s working under the assumption that training camp will start on time.

It was initially recommend that Quick undergo therapy to deal with his back issue, but Hextall said that his recovery “wasn’t coming along quite like we hoped, so the next step was to go this route.”

Quick’s contributions were absolutely vital to the Kings’ Stanley Cup-winning run. He captured the Conn Smythe Trophy after posting a 1.41 GAA and .946 save percentage in 20 playoff starts.

It will be interesting to see if the Kings still opt to trade backup netminder Jonathan Bernier over the summer. Bernier would like to be traded after Quick got a 10-year contract extension.

It seems likely that Bernier will be dealt eventually, but they might decide to go into training camp with him as an insurance policy in case Quick encounters some kind of complication.