When Shayne Gostisbehere originally went down with a torn ACL, most projections for his recovery had the young defenseman missing 6-12 months. A time frame that most certainly would have ended his season for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

The 20 year old underwent a successful procedure to repair the tear on Thursday. Flyers GM Ron Hextall spoke with the media on Saturday in Montreal to update Gostisbehere's status.

"Sometimes there are other elements involved, but there was nothing else. The information was as good as we could have gotten."

His projected time table for return is much shorter than originally expected. Gostisbehere will only to miss three to three and a half months.

If there are no unexpected set backs, Gostisbehere could be playing again by late February or early March, just in time for the stretch run with the Phantoms.





