The night before the procedure, Selänne attended the Anaheim Ducks' 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Honda Center. His doctor advised him to go to the game to take his mind off the surgery, Selänne said. "I asked my doctor if I could go to the game.
He replied, 'Go, so you'll have something else to think about instead of the surgery,'" Selänne told reporters. " The expected recovery time for the surgery has not been disclosed, nor whether it will be a total or partial replacement. It remains unclear how the procedure will affect Selänne's mobility in the long term.