Kilkenny's Tommy Walsh is expected to play a full part in the All-Ireland SHC final against Tipperary on September 5.
An X-ray revealed on Monday that the shoulder injury Walsh picked up while on club duty for Tullaroan against James Stephens on Saturday is not as serious as first feared.
Cats' selector Martin Fogarty said Walsh's injury was similar to that which centre-back Brian Hogan sustained in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final win over Cork.
Fogarty went on to dismiss reports that Henry Shefflin could be set for a miraculous return from a cruciate injury for the meeting with the Premier County.
Despite the fact the Ballyhale clubman is undergoing intensive treatment with Limerick-based physio Ger Hartmann, Fogarty claimed the multiple All Star "hadn't a hope" of playing in the decider.
"The amount of rubbish being spoken is unreal. People have been raving around the country about this," Fogarty said.
"With Henry, everything is being blown out of all proportion. Henry's cruciate is gone. End of story. Henry is trying to build up the knee so that he is in the best condition possible before he has to face the surgeon.
"If there is something still intact, that's fine, but if it's totally gone, the more work he has done to build up the knee pre-operation, the quicker his recovery will be. But the rumours are crazy. With the cruciate, when it's gone, it's gone."