The verdict just came in for Max Pacioretty, and the worst is confirmed: <q>»MRI confirms Max Pacioretty tore his right Achilles tendon, two weeks after returning to action after suffering the same injury in August. Just a brutal turn of events.»- Luke DeCock</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LukeDeCock/status/1616568772663320576'> </a></blockquote></div> So Pacioretty's season has just ended, before it even had a chance to start. He ends his season with 3 points in 5 games. Pacioretty will be 35 years old at the beginning of next season. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/kevinweekes/status/1616569292912480256?s=46&t=GoNvKw9JgbUglCYgf96HkA'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1616569337803948033?s=46&t=AAGSCMN5Xq94GwL_r9YKvQ'> </a></blockquote></div> We think of Pacioretty, who must certainly be going through a difficult time psychologically right now Here's the video of the sequence: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/worldhockeyrpt/status/1616277614771204097?s=46&t=GoNvKw9JgbUglCYgf96HkA'> </a></blockquote></div>