The last two months have seen Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Steve Mason miss 10 games while hoping rest would help him avoid surgery on his ailing right knee. After yet another tweak in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Washington Capitals, Mason will reportedly be going under the knife.
Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly reported Monday that MRIs have revealed Mason needs a scope on his knee that will hopefully relieve his ongoing pain. A formal diagnosis of Mason's injury has not been given, but doctors hope to uncover the amount of damage during the procedure.
The Flyers revealed on Tuesday that Mason is expected to miss two to three weeks, according to Philly.com's Frank Seravalli.
Mason, 26, left after 31:17 of ice time Sunday when his knee buckled during a timeout. While there appeared to be no strained motion, he was noticeably in pain as he skated toward the bench and needed help making his way behind the boards to meet with trainers. Mason then attempted to stretch out the injury but was unable to continue.
Ray Emery took over in net for the final 28:43, stopping five of the six sh ...
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