Scottie Upshall News

F Scottie Upshall underwent sports hernia surgery Thursday and is out indefinitely.

Expect Upshall to miss a few weeks following his surgery. In fact, a procedure of this magnitude should keep him out of the lineup for at least a month. The gritty winger has a goal and three points through 17 games with 25 PIM.

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Dineen announces @ScottieUpshall will have sports hernia surgery tomorrow #FlaPanthers

Expect Upshall to miss a few weeks following his surgery. In fact, a procedure of this magnitude should keep him out of the lineup for at least a month. The gritty winger has a goal and three points through 17 games with 25 PIM.

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Sturm joining @JackSkille, @ScottieUpshall and Bergenheim in green "careful" jerseys for #FlaPanthers morning skate

Upshall certainly won't play tonight as he isn't taking contact yet. He last played on November 10th due to an upper-body injury. The scrappy winger has a goal and three points with 23 PIM over 15 games.

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Apparently the news is not good for forward Scottie Upshall, who won’t be back until sometime in December with an undisclosed injury.

Upshall has already missed a game with this undisclosed injury. In his first 15 games as a Panther, the former 6th overall pick scored a goal and three points while giving the team a gritty presence up front.

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Quinton Howden (neck), Anthony Luciani (shoulder) and Scottie Upshall (hip flexor) didn't practice again on Thursday and will not play in either game against the Lightning this weekend.

No word on whether or not Upshall will miss any regular season time. The versatile forward managed 22 goals and 34 points last season, split between the Phoenix Coyotes and Columbus Blue Jackets. He holds marginal fantasy value as he figures to play on one of the top two lines.

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