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Tom Wilson Undergoes Knee Surgery

May 25, 2022 at 3:04 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 11 Comments

The Washington Capitals won’t have Tom Wilson for the start of the 2022-23 season. The team announced today that Wilson underwent a successful surgical procedure to reconstruct the torn ACL of his left knee. The current recovery timeline is set at six to eight months.

That would essentially rule Wilson out for all of training camp and the first month of the season at least, with the very real possibility of him missing a much bigger chunk of games. The seriousness of the surgery will also immediately draw speculation about Wilson’s effectiveness going forward, something that won’t be known for quite some time.

A player that is known for his power, speed, and physicality, Wilson has developed into quite an offensive threat for the Capitals. Selected 16th overall after scoring just nine goals in his draft season for the Plymouth Whalers, the 28-year-old forward now has three seasons with at least 21 goals and set a new career high of 52 points in 78 games this year.

He even scored on one of his three shifts against the Florida Panthers before exiting game one with an injury. Amazingly, Wilson actually skated with the team several times as the series continued–on what is now confirmed to be a torn ACL–but did not re-enter the lineup.

This news will come as a brutal blow to the Capitals as they try to reload for another Stanley Cup run in 2022-23. The team is already dealing with some uncertainty for Nicklas Backstrom as he deals with a serious hip injury and has an aging core led by Alex Ovechkin (36) and T.J. Oshie (35). While the Washington roster is still a good one, red flags are starting to wave.

For Wilson in particular, any loss of that full throttle speed and power could be devastating to his game. Always among the league leaders in hits, he has missed quite a few games throughout his career (even outside of the suspensions) and will now face a lengthy rehab.

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  1. Al Hirschen

    1 month ago

    Pay back

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  2. MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

    1 month ago

    Anybody else with a wrecked-up ACL might come back at 80-90%, at best, but knowing the 43-Train, he’ll be at 110%, just to ram it down the opposition’s throats. Not that Tommy has a mean bone in his body–he’s got a bunch of them…

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  3. Rogueraceseries

    1 month ago

    He is on my wish list for my fav team

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  4. WilfPaiement

    1 month ago

    Reloading never works, When will these meat head GMs figure It out? The Caps are toast, How much money did Mclellan waiste on Ovechkin? Just laughable!!

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    • KRB

      1 month ago

      You have to resign Ovechkin, he’s the face of the franchise. But the team should have started a rebuild before this past season. I typed just that to fans on Caps blogs till my fingers fell off, but did no good. 2023 is supposed to be a strong draft. I figure we’ll get at least a Top 10 pick

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    • Orrbourqueshore, MASS

      1 month ago

      shocked the front office wasnt getting ideas on what to do off of krbs chat rooms

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    • KRB

      4 weeks ago

      You must be new to the internet, if you’ve never met an armchair GM before. I’ve met several thousand in my 25 odd years on it. Stick around, you might learn something. Armchair GMs are quite common on various sports’ sites.

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    • Jimmykinglive

      4 weeks ago

      Rangers retooled and didn’t have to do a lengthy rebuild. And at this point you can’t say they got lucky in the lottery because Laf and KK haven’t had a huge impact yet

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  5. rdiddy75

    1 month ago

    Oh what a shame!!! My heart breaks knowing he is out 6-8 Months

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  6. forwhomjoshbelltolled

    1 month ago

    Hopefully, Dr. Nick Riviera is doing the surgery and it goes as well as it can…

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  7. Nha Trang

    4 weeks ago

    Hockey’s improved any time a thug like this is sidelined.

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