Ryan Getzlaf rules out return from appendectomy for Ducks’ next game

Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf emerged from the trainer’s room with a freshly shaved head for the team’s annual fan fest. Unfortunately for Ducks fans, he won’t be putting a helmet on it for the next game.

Getzlaf is recovering from an appendectomy and ruled himself out for at least the Ducks’ game Wednesday against Florida. The Ducks also will be without right wing Jiri Sekac, who was placed on injured reserve with a sprained right ankle and will be eligible to return Monday.

The recovery period was expected to be four to 12 days for Getzlaf, who will be one week out from the procedure Wednesday. He was placed on injured reserve but is eligible to return any time.

There is some concern about his recovery around the abdominal area because Getzlaf played through the playoffs last season with a sports hernia that was rehabilitated instead of surgically repaired. Getzlaf has been skating on his own and reported no setbacks.

“It’s a matter of how it feels and how it reacts,” Getzlaf said. “I could wake up tomorrow and feels worse than I did today. [But] if everything keeps moving forward the way it is, then we’ll be on schedule.”

Sekac is expected to be re-evaluated after a week. He had been playing with center Rickard Rakell, and the Ducks adjusted their lines Tuesday with Mike Santorelli on the top line with Ryan Kesler and Corey Perry. Rakell was with Chris Stewart and Carl Hagelin.

“We’re scrambling a little bit,” Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said. “Every team goes through [injuries] and every team has them. You just have to adjust and go forward.”

Defenseman Josh Manson practiced with the team and reported progress from an upper-body injury but had no timetable for his return.

“I felt good and it’s going in the right direction,” Manson said.

Friberg recalled

Max Friberg was recalled from San Diego and Tim Jackman was sent down after he cleared waivers.

Friberg got a long look in training camp and lasted until the penultimate cut on Oct.1. He made his NHL debut last season for one game, but it was enough of a carrot.

“It was great motivation,” Friberg said. “You just want to be up for more. That’s your goal the whole time.”

Friberg has waited a long time for an extended stay in an organization that typically has a logjam of young forwards. He’s played 145 games in the minors.

“Once you get up here you know you’re good enough to be on this great team,” he said. “In this organization you might have to be a little bit more patient.”

Jackman needs action

Jackman, who turns 34 this month, is the type of hard-nosed veteran that Boudreau likes and the team thought it best for him to get playing time somewhere after he played two games this season.

“Nobody likes to get demoted,” Boudreau said. “If you did then you’d be the wrong man for the job here. I know he’s going to work his rear end off to back here.”

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When: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

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Update: Jaromir Jagr, 43, is expected to return from a lower-body injury. He leads Florida with six goals and, with 728 career goals, is three away from tying Marcel Dionne for fourth on the all-time list. Orange County-born Rocco Grimaldi was recently recalled and could play his first NHL game at Honda Center. His made his NHL debut last season against the Kings at Staples Center. The Panthers allow 2.09 goals per game and have a goal differential of plus-nine.

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