Ducks’ Troy Terry out 5-6 months after undergoing surgery
The Anaheim Ducks announced on Thursday that winger Troy Terry will be out for the next five-to-six months after undergoing a successful surgery to address hip impingement and a labral tear.
Injury Update: Troy Terry underwent successful surgery on June 9 to address hip impingement and a labral tear. He has begun the rehabilitation process and is expected to make a full recovery in approximately 5-6 months. nhl.com/ducks/news/ter…
Terry missed 24 games in the second half of the season, 23 due to an undefined upper-body injury and one due to an undefined lower-body injury. While it hasn’t been confirmed by the Ducks, it’s possible that the upper-body injury could be related to the labral tear, and the lower-body injury could be related to the hip impingement.
Terry undergoing this surgery in the offseason means that a good chunk of his recovery will occur while the Ducks aren’t playing. However, based on the timeline provided by the Ducks, Terry won’t return to the lineup until the end of November or the beginning of December, meaning he will miss the entirety of training camp, as well as the first 15 to possibly 30 games of the regular season.
While the injuries prevented Terry from hitting new career highs, he had the best season of his career on a point-per-game basis. With 19 goals and 38 assists for 57 points in 61 games, his 0.93 points per game surpassed his previous career best of 0.89, set in his breakout 2021-22 season where he had 37 goals and 30 assists for 67 points in 75 games.
Terry also continued this production into his first taste of playoff action, as he had three goals and eight assists for 11 points in 12 games in the postseason. However, it wasn’t enough for the Ducks to make a deep run, as they were eliminated in the second round in six games by the Vegas Golden Knights.
Terry is entering the fourth year of a seven-year contract with a $7 million cap hit.
The Ducks find themselves in an interesting spot this summer, as while they have almost $39 million in salary cap space, they have 13 restricted free agents and seven unrestricted free agents, including Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlsson, Radko Gudas, John Carlson and Jacob Trouba, although the latter two are expected to test free agency. Anaheim will have to re-sign their top young talent while also building up the right side of their blueline and potentially finding a scoring replacement for Terry to start the season.