Panthers' bid for third straight title takes another hit after player burns himself in 'barbecuing mishap'

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The Florida Panthers' quest to become the first professional organization to three-peat since the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 2000s has not gotten off to a hot start.

Sasha Barkov might miss the entire season after tearing his ACL just before the season started, and Matthew Tkachuk remains on injured reserve to treat the groin injury he suffered way back during the 4 Nations tournament.

Tomas Nosek, Dmitry Kulikov, and Jonah Gadjovich have all missed time due to injury, and forward Eetu Luostarinen will be joining them after an unforeseeable injury.

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Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen moves the puck against the Dallas Stars at Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

The Panthers said Luostarinen suffered burns in a "barbecuing mishap," and there is no timetable for his return.

"I'm going to list him as week to week because we don't have a lot of experience with this and some of this is when he comes back and feels comfortable with the equipment on," head coach Paul Maurice said on Wednesday. "He wasn't in the hospital overnight. He did get seen by doctors in that vein."

Barkov, Kulikov, Gadjovich and Nosek all still have months to go in their recoveries; Tkachuk may start skating by the end of this month and could make his season debut sometime in December.

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen during the first period against the Sharks at SAP Center in San Jose. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)

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