No verification (or denial) from the team, but TSN is reporting that center Jeff Halpern has a badly torn ACL and will need reconstructive surgery. TSN doesn't attribute the information to anyone, and it's likely Halpern will be flown back to Tampa to be evaluated, so take all that for what it's worth. To see the story, click here.

The recuperation time for that sort of injury/surgery is generally measured in months, making it seemingly unlikely Halpern would be in uniform for the beginning of the season.

Keep checking back, as we'll update as soon as we have more information.