Ducks general manager Bob Murray basically indicated where he thought his team’s season was going when he announced forward Ondrej Kase would be out 5-6 months with a torn labrum.



Murray said the preference was for Kase to get his shoulder fixed now rather than play with it and opt for surgery later — like Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen did with similar injuries in 2016-17.



The reason why they waited, and played at a diminished capacity, was because that Ducks team had a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup – and made it to the Western Conference final. This team clearly does not.



“No sense in (Kase) playing though that, because remember when Sami and Hampus did that? I’d rather have him ready for next year,” Murray said of his injured sniper.



Not all injuries are the same and we don’t have all the details on immediate surgical vs. non-surgical options for Kase. But the point is that it seems like if...