Ottawa Senators forward Marian Gaborik had surgery in Los Angeles earlier today to repair a herniated disc and his timeline for recovery is eight weeks, the team announced Thursday.

Gaborik was already ruled out for the remainder of the season and was set to miss Ottawa's final games of the year because of a back problem. 

The 36-year-old hadn't played since March 22.

"Marian visited back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins on Wednesday at the Marina Spine Center in Marina Del Ray, California," general manager Pierre Dorion said in a release. "Dr. Watkins determined the best course of action was to have surgery to correct a herniated disc in his back."

"The surgery took place earlier today and the medical team is happy with the results," Dorion added. "Marian is expected to make a full recovery and our doctors have advised us that players have been able resume full training as soon as eight weeks after this type of surgery."

Acquired from the Los Angeles Kings for Dion Phaneuf in February, Gaborik had four goals and seven points in 16 games with the Senators, for a total of 11 goals and 21 points in 46 games on the season.

He is considered a buyout candidate this off-season with three seasons left on his contract at a $4.875 million cap hit.

Gaborik has 407 goals and 815 points in 1,035 career NHL games.