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Luongo Fully Recovered From Surgery As Panthers Open Training Camp

SUNRISE (CBSMiami/AP) — There is little argument that goaltending is most important position on a hockey team.

Roberto Luongo showed up for Florida Panthers training camp on Thursday sporting a thick beard, a stark contrast from the goaltender’s usual look.

“Too lazy to shave,” Luongo quipped.

A more likely reason is that he was too busy rehabbing.

The Panthers have already gotten their first win of the season.

Luongo, who was expected to need up to six months to recover from a May surgery to repair a tear in one of his hips, is ahead of the original schedule and cleared to be on the ice when the reigning Atlantic Division champions hold their first practice of camp on Friday.