Zdeno Chara will have a permanent PCL tear in his left knee, but the issue has healed and stabilized and won't require surgery, Joe Haggerty of CSN New England reports.

Chara will have a permanent PCL tear in his left knee, but the issue has healed and stabilized, and won't require surgery, Joe Haggerty of CSN New England reports.

Analysis:

The issue shouldn't cost Chara any time in 2015, as it appears it's already healed well enough, but it's worth noting that he will be playing with the torn PCL for the remainder of his career.