"The Islanders season is all but over, now Doug Weight's officially is. His career, he hopes, is not.

The 39-year-old team captain announced Saturday he will be undergoing surgery to repair the torn rotator cuff and labrum he's been playing with for the past two months.

Though he won't be back on the ice this year, he said he intends to return next year.

"It's a pretty intrusive surgery, but I'm going into it with aspirations of still playing hockey," Weight said before the Islanders played the Devils at the Coliseum, adding that he's shooting to be 100 percent by September. "I still have the fire in my stomach. My legs feel very strong. The rest will be written in the summer. … But if Thursday was my last game, I'll have no regrets."

Weight's play was impacted by the injury throughout the season. He had one goal and 16 assists after opting to rehab the shoulder instead of getting surgery immediately."