BREAKING: Bad News at Canadiens Practice as Young Defenseman is Absent
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A player is missing from the lineup this morning at the Montreal Canadiens' practice, and it's a young defenseman.
Treatment day for Jayden Struble
See the official announcement from the club:
"Defenseman Jayden Struble will not participate in this morning's practice (treatment day)." - Montreal Canadiens
This does not bode well for his presence in the lineup tonight against the struggling Arizona Coyotes, but let's wait and see because he was practicing like a regular yesterday.
Is this an unexpected issue, or just a precautionary morning off? The answer in a few minutes at MSL's press conference.
Speaking of the defensive pairs yesterday, let's recall this for Arber Xhekaj:
Struble, 22, is a 46th overall pick in 2019 and has accumulated seven points in 39 games this season with the CH. (39 penalty minutes and a +1 differential)
With the Laval Rocket, he had collected six points in 12 games, with 29 penalty minutes.
UPDATE
Martin St. Louis has now confirmed that Jayden Struble will not play tonight. While a long-term injury has been avoided, he will still miss tonight's game, and possibly a few more.
Martin St-Louis confirms that Jayden Struble will not dress tonight
| POLL | ||
FEVRIER 27 | 520 ANSWERS BREAKING: Bad News at Canadiens Practice as Young Defenseman is Absent Which one will be the most important for the future of the CH, in your opinion? | ||
| Xhekaj | 426 | 81.9 % |
| Struble | 94 | 18.1 % |
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