ANAHEIM — The medical news was mixed for the Ducks on Wednesday.

Ondrej Kase was scheduled for season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum next week and could be sidelined for between five and six months, General Manager Bob Murray said. Kase is expected to be sound by the time training camp starts in September, though.

“Taking a faceoff,” Murray said, describing how Kase was hurt during a victory Jan. 17 over the Minnesota Wild. “From what Orr (Limpisvasti, the Ducks’ orthopedic surgeon,) says he had a couple of little tears in there and they became a big tear.”

Kase sat out the season’s first 18 games because of a concussion.

Corey Perry could play at some point on the next trip, which begins Feb. 2 at Winnipeg, having made faster progress from right knee surgery last September than expected. Murray couldn’t give a firm date on Perry’s return to the lineup, but it will be sooner than later.

“I don’t know when he’ll be ready to play, but he’s ready to practice with the team,” Murray said. “Full go, according to Orr.”

Ryan Kesler’s surgically-repaired hip continues to trouble him and there is no timetable for his return to the ice. He is undergoing physical therapy and it’s believed the Ducks hope he’ll improve if he stays off the ice during the All-Star break and the bye week to follow.

“It’s the same hip, it’s the same thing,” Murray said.

Jakob Silfverberg was set to go for a light skate Thursday to test his injured hamstring, and if that goes well and he doesn’t suffer a setback before the Ducks’ next practice next Thursday, then he should be able rejoin the lineup for the Feb. 2 game against the Jets.

Ryan Miller has resumed skating after he sprained his knee in the third period of the Ducks’ victory over the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 9. Murray said there was a chance Miller could return to practice next Thursday and accompany the team on its trip.

Murray also said he would speak to Patrick Eaves on Sunday and they would decide the next course of action after he plays his fourth and fifth games with the San Diego Gulls of the AHL. Eaves (rib) and the Ducks were granted an extension after he played his third game with the Gulls.

In addition, Murray said minor league players Kevin Roy (wrist surgery) and Jack Kopacka (wrist laceration) are nearing returns to the Gulls’ lineup. Roy needs about two more weeks before he can play again and Kopacka has been cleared to play Friday.

DEL ZOTTO DEBUTS

Defenseman Michael Del Zotto’s immigration papers were reviewed, processed and approved in time for him to make his Ducks debut Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues, after he was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in one of three trades Murray engineered Jan. 16.

The Ducks could use Del Zotto’s ability to pass and skate the puck out of trouble in his own end of the ice and also to make plays in the attacking zone. There’s been a disconnect between the Ducks’ defensemen and their forwards this season, and Del Zotto was acquired to help solve the issue.

“You see the skill that they have up front and it’s been unfortunate that they have had some injuries,” Del Zotto said when asked where he could help the Ducks the most. “Hopefully, they get some of them back pretty soon and we have a healthy squad and make a playoff push.

“I’d say I could help out for sure with clean breakouts and transitioning the puck. Defensively, I can help with adding a little bit of a physical edge. Especially in this division, in the Pacific Division, it’s still a man’s game, it’s still a heavy game.”

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