Panthers place captain Aleksander Barkov on LTIR with leg injury

Florida centre Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve by the Panthers, meaning the injury to his left leg will keep him sidelined for at least the next 10 games and quite possibly beyond. The Panthers have not revealed any details of Barkov's injury, which indicates that the evaluation process is still ongoing. Barkov was hurt midway through the second period of Florida's 4-3 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. He was jostling for the puck along the boards, got pushed by the Sharks' Darnell Nurse and awkwardly fell to the ice with his...