Nick Piccone
Coming off a playoff exit where he scored just one point in six games, Claude Giroux is getting surgery, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Friedman tweeted out last night that Giroux will undergo hip and hernia surgery next week.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/730587077474127872
As many noticed, Giroux didn’t look like or play like himself in the playoff series against the Capitals. Many speculated he was suffering from an injury, but after the Flyers’ season ended, nobody disclosed any serious injury for any of the players.
I think Sarah Baicker knew Giroux was hurt back when she slammed Sean Brace for his comments about the Flyers’ captain on Breakfast on Broad last month.
UPDATE: According to CSN Philly’s Tim Panaccio, Giroux is contemplating surgery.
Sources have confirmed to CSNPhilly.com’s Tim Panaccio that Giroux is contemplating surgery to repair his left hip and a sports hernia, which will require up to eight weeks in recovery if he chooses to undergo the procedure. According to the sources, in the past, Giroux opted to go with treatment for the issue — which was nagging him all season — to avoid surgery, but the Flyers’ captain is now thinking it’s time to fix things permanently.
Given the timeline, Giroux will be back for training camp, as well as the World Cup of Hockey, if he has surgery before July.