Report: Subban has herniated disc, possibly facing surgery

The Nashville Predators and P.K. Subban are set to discuss the next steps in his recovery from what is being referred to as an upper-body injury.

Sportnet's Elliotte Friedman shed some light on the situation during the "Headlines" segment of Hockey Night in Canada - and later on Twitter - suggesting a pair of options in terms of treating what's believed to be a herniated disc.

From Friedman:

P.K. Subban has not played since Dec. 15 and the word is he has a herniated disc, which the Predators have not confirmed or denied. He skated (Friday), didn't go well. He skated again (Saturday), word is it didn't go well again.

So what we understand is the Predators, their doctors, and P.K. Subban will meet Sunday and decide a course of action.

One choice is to just wait it out and see if he can come back to health that way. The other is potentially surgery and that could knock him out for a long time, which nobody wants to see. So there is obvious concern about his future for this season.

In the meantime, it doesn't seem likely that Subban will be able to suit up for Nasvhville's next game, a date with the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 3.