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Back surgery could sideline Dmitry Kulikov for the rest of the NHL season.
The Winnipeg Jets defence will go under the knife relatively soon and will be lost to the Central Division squad for a minimum of eight weeks.
The aggravation of an injury that plagued him last season in Buffalo occurred innocently enough -- he strained something March 8 in New Jersey after he rifled a point shot on Devils goalie Cory Schneider.
Even if the Winnipeg Jets go deep into the playoffs, it seems unlikely the 27-year-old Russian-born blue-liner returns to the lineup -- although head coach Paul Maurice didn't go that far in providing the news Saturday.