The Montreal Canadiens introduced on Tuesday that Patrik Laine is not going to require surgical procedure on his left knee and his anticipated rehab time is 2-3 months. Whereas unlucky that he’ll be out for 8-12 weeks, it is a significantly better prognosis than some had initially anticipated and from the timeline given to teammate David Reinbacher.
Insiders like Elliotte Friedman wrote, “Higher information than anticipated on Laine — good to see.”
The staff famous within the assertion, “Ahead Patrik Laine sustained a sprain to his left knee that won’t require surgical procedure. His rehabilitation interval is predicted to be from two to 3 months.” This isn’t Laine’s first damage and his profession has been hampered by them.
Laine was the Canadiens’ huge summer time acquisition, coming over in a commerce from the Columbus Blue Jackets. He had a down season and was fighting private psychological well being points, and searching for a contemporary begin it was believed he may discover renewed success in Montreal. Sadly, he took a nasty knee-on-knee hit in a pre-season sport and was helped off the ice. He confirmed up at apply on Monday however with crutches and a knee brace.
Steve Kouleas famous that Laine goes to be out “for at the very least the remainder of the 2024 calendar yr.” He was basically right, and it’s lucky that it gained’t be for much longer than that, or may very well be sooner that Laine returns.
The Canadiens will now must work to attempt to exchange his anticipated manufacturing within the lineup they usually doubtless gained’t be utilizing LTIR to assist them. The Canadiens might want to guarantee they’ve sufficient room to carry Laine again onto the roster when he’s wholesome. The staff is already over the wage cap ceiling, which would require some strikes to grow to be cap-compliant.
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