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Source: TSN.com

The Los Angeles Kings got more bad news on the injury front on Tuesday, announcing that forward Martin Straka had torn meniscuses in both knees in addition to the torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee that he suffered Jan. 10 against Columbus.
Straka is scheduled to undergo surgery Thursday to remove the torn cartilage from each knee. The MCL injury is expected to heal on its own while Straka recovers from the knee surgeries.

The Kings believe Straka will play again before the regular season ends April 4, team spokesman Mike Altieri said before the Kings faced the Calgary Flames at Staples Center.

The damage to Straka's left knee happened when he suffered the torn MCL against the Blue Jackets.

It didn;t get better for the team after Tuesday's win over Calgary, as Kings defenceman Lubomir Visnovsky missed the final two periods with a cervical strain after being tkane into the boards by Flames forward Josh Green.

Injuries have sidelined many of the Kings' top players for extended periods this season. In addition to Straka, they also were without Ziggy Palffy (dislocated right shoulder), Jason Allison (whiplash), Adam Deadmarsh (post-concussion symptoms) and Aaron Miller (cervical strain). for Tuesday's game