Canes' Ruutu (Hip) Undergoes Successful Surgery: Tuomo Ruutu underwent successful surgery on his hip shortly after the end of the regular season, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. (Updated 5/24/13)
Injury Report
Hip - (Updated - 4/26/13)
Fantasy Analysis
Tuomo Ruutu bypassed the procedure during the season, but the hip injury still cost him nearly the majority of the 66-game campaign, as he made his season debut March 21. With the procedure, he'll be ready to go come training camp and should be much healthier heading into this season. (Updated 5/24/13).
05/24/2013 21:27 Canes' Ruutu (Hip) Undergoes Successful Surgery
Ruutu underwent successful surgery on his hip shortly after the end of the regular season, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.Ruutu bypassed the procedure during the season, but the hip injury still cost him nearly the majority of the 66-game campaign, as he made his season debut March 21. With the procedure, he'll be ready to go come training camp and should be much healthier heading into this season.
Though Tuomo Ruutu's fantasy owners may have been disappointed by the 29 year-old's production in 2011-2012 relative to what he was able to accomplish the year previous, it is important to keep an eye on his shots on goal; tallying 156 last year, the Finnish veteran got to the net more often than he did during that more impressive 2010-2011 campaign. His production dropped 23 points from 57 to 34 and his hits total fell nearly by 150. Though Ruutu's ice-time will almost assuredly take a hit with Jordan Staal coming to town, he still makes for a decent sleeper pick in the later rounds, especially pools that reward secondary statistics such as hits. (Updated 8/14/12)
