They'll survive.
I'm more upset Kovalchuck is out for a long time. He was doing amazing. 9 goals in 8 games. And then there's Ovechkin with 22 points in 12 games.
Good times.
Also, Hank is in 7th (maybe higher, I forget) in league scoring.
Edit: Also, also - I just love this Pavel Bure hit from 94 on Shane Churla. Yes, it's not really a hit - more like a blatend elbow, but sweet jesus everything Bure did was beautiful.
(If you want to skip to the elbow, it's around 38 seconds.)