Panthers' Aaron Ekblad Gives Major Update on His Injury Ahead of Crucial Game 3 Against Oilers

Florida Panthers injury update: Aaron Ekblad (hand)

The latest on Aaron Ekblad after taking puck to hand in Panthers’ Game 2 Cup Final win

Take a sigh of relief, Florida Panthers fans.

Dave Hyde: Aaron Ekblad, a Panthers lifer on edge of free agency — ‘I bleed for the Florida Panthers’

It’s not the baby faces or different hair Aaron Ekblad mentions about a photo from his 2014 draft, the one passed around the Florida Panthers’ plane before this Stanley Cup Final of that year’s top four picks, in order: Ekblad, Leon Draisaitl, Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett. “We were all laughing about how bad our shoes were,’’ he said. The chances of the four top picks having big careers is rare. Three of them being Panthers is rarer still and sp…

Panthers' Aaron Ekblad gives major update on his injury ahead of crucial Game 3 against Oilers

Aaron Ekblad shared a positive update on his injury ahead of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers defenseman took a shot to his left hand in Game 2.

Panthers D Aaron Ekblad (hand) participates in practice

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad participated in an optional practice session on Sunday morning, one day ahead of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Fla.

Ekblad shares official update on hand injury suffered in Game 2.

When you reach the Stanley Cup Final you know that the teams on either side are battling through a host of injuries after the long and grueling tournament that is the Stanley Cup playoffs. Injuries are always going to be a factor in a series this deep into a playoff run but it is always especially difficult when an injury occurs during the series itself.In Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final it looked as though the Florida Panthers had lost the serv…