As anticipated, the Boston Bruins can be with out Charlie McAvoy for the foreseeable future.
The Bruins defenseman underwent facial surgical procedure and remained again in Boston because the crew headed to the West Coast, head coach Marco Sturm introduced Wednesday.
The crew didn’t announce a timetable for McAvoy’s return.
McAvoy suffered the damage Saturday evening in Montreal within the second interval of the Bruins’ matchup with the Canadiens. The 27-year-old took a Noah Dobson one-timer to the face and instantly dropped to the ice as blood spurted from his mouth.
McAvoy was in a position to fly again with the crew Saturday evening, however Sturm shortly dominated McAvoy out of Monday’s sport towards the Carolina Hurricanes, then introduced Tuesday that his star defenseman would not journey with the crew on its upcoming West Coast street journey.
Dropping McAvoy is a large blow for a Boston crew that has gained eight of its final 10 video games to surge into second place within the Atlantic Division at 12-9-0. The Bruins’ alternate captain has but to attain this season, however his 14 assists rank second on the crew behind solely David Pastrnak.
Henri Jokiharju took McAvoy’s place alongside Nikita Zadorov on Boston’s prime defensive pairing Monday evening towards Carolina, whereas latest Windfall call-up Jonathan Aspirot ought to stay with the mum or dad membership as effectively whereas McAvoy is sidelined. Moreover, the Bruins recalled Michael Callahan — who’s appeared in 20 NHL video games, together with three this season — from Windfall on Wednesday.
Nonetheless, the Bruins could have their work lower out for them staying afloat with out McAvoy; Boston went 10-17-5 within the 32 video games McAvoy missed final season.
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