Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal is out 1-2 months with a torn calf muscle

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Carolina Hurricanes captain and reigning playoff MVP Jordan Staal is out 1-2 months with a partially torn calf muscle, coach Rod Brind'Amour remarked Tuesday.

Key points

• Staal won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his contributions on Carolina's title run.
• Staal was hurt during pregame warmups Sunday at Philadelphia, according to Brind'Amour.
• "It was just something he did in warmup: a freaky thing, but it is what it is, " Brind'Amour remarked after his team's morning skate.

"It was just something he did in warmup: a freaky thing, but it is what it is, " Brind'Amour remarked after his team's morning skate. "Not good news there, but we've had a lot of injuries over the years and we're just going to have to keep figuring it out."

In practice, the defending Stanley Cup champions now have to go without one of their most significant centers while already missing winger Seth Jarvis for the start of the season after shoulder surgery.

Staal won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his contributions on Carolina's title run. It included scoring six goals in the final, winning 55% of his faceoffs and playing lockdown defense against some of the NHL's top players.

For now, hurricanes captain Jordan Staal is out 1-2 months with a torn calf remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.