Facing shoulder surgery tomorrow, Devils winger Jay Pandolfo says he doesn’t second-guess not undergoing the operation last October, although that choice didn’t work out and led to a season to forget.
“You don’t go back on those decisions. I could have gotten it fixed back then. I never got back to where I wanted to be,” Pandolfo told The Post today.
The 35-year-old left wing suffered a dislocated right shoulder when checked by former teammate Mike Rupp in Pittsburgh Oct. 24, and did not return to action until December. He struggled to regain his place in the lineup and did not appear in the Devils’ five-game playoff loss to the Flyers.
“It bothered me all year. You don’t always have to have surgery on it, and I tried to get through the year without surgery,” Pandolfo said.
Heading into the final year of his $2.5 million contract, Pandolfo faces the possibility of being bought out. He’s planning on being ready for training camp, following the four-month rehab following the surgery to repair the labrum, a ligament in the shoulder.