Breaking: Talented forward may be forced to end his career due to injury.

It's starting to sound like a National Hockey League career may be coming to an end, and sad part is it was likely avoidable.

While there has been no official announcement of any kind, the latest comments from New York Islanders' insider Arthur Staple certainly make it sound like injuries will prevent forward Mikhail Grabovski from playing both this season and in the final year of his contract next season.

From Staple:

Gotten a few queries about Grabovski, who last I checked was back in Belarus. He won’t be cleared to return this season, we’re just about certain of that. Still has concussion symptoms and as badly as he wants to play there’s no way the Islanders would allow that now.

Staple also believes that while the Isles will look to trade his contract away next season, much in the same manner that the Detroit Red Wings traded the contract of Pavel Datsyuk to the Arizona Coyotes at the draft, he doesn't think there will be any takers due the contract structure, leading the Islanders to leave him on long-term injured reserve.

So the guess is he’ll be on the Isles payroll next season and if they need the cap space, long term IR is available, same as now.

Grabovski has become famous for taking massive hits with his eyes pointed straight down at the ice, and the result has unfortunately been multiple concussions, concussions that have increased in degree of severity as they have stacked up.

It may be a while before any official announcement is made, but this does sound like it's the end of Grabovski in the NHL.

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