Gaborik out 8 weeks with foot injury

Los Angeles Kings winger Marian Gaborik will be sidelined eight weeks with a foot injury, GM Dean Lombardi confirmed to Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times.

He suffered the injury while competing with Team Europe at the World Cup.

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The news continues a history of ailments for Gaborik, who was limited to 54 games last season. He missed the final 28 games of the regular season, plus one playoff game, with a knee injury.

The 34-year-old is signed through the next five seasons, carrying a $4.875 million annual cap hit.