Three Long-Term Injuries Announced That Directly Impact the Montreal Canadiens

This is an interesting and important summary, especially for hockey pool fans, as some big names have recently suffered long-term injuries.

The first one is really unfortunate and quite concerning.

Monahan has been absent from the Columbus Blue Jackets' lineup for nearly a month, and the team just announced that he will need to miss another 4 to 6 weeks.

He was really playing good hockey for the Jackets, so let's hope for their sake that he comes back at 100% as soon as possible.

Now let's move to the New York Islanders, where Patrick Roy's team has just taken a very hard hit by losing Noah Dobson for the long term. (This explains the acquisitions of Tony DeAngelo and Scott Perunovich on defense)

Dobson was possibly the Islanders' best player, imagine, and he has just been placed on the long-term injured reserve list.

Things aren't going too well for Patrick Roy and the Islanders.

Next up are the New Jersey Devils, who lost their number one goalie, Jacob Markstrom, for 4 to 6 weeks.

This injury will have a direct impact on Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens, as discussed in the following article.

With Monahan and Dobson unfortunately out long-term, this could benefit the Canadiens in their tight playoff race with the Islanders and Blue Jackets.

Finally, a special mention goes to the excellent forward of the Vegas Golden Knights, William Karlsson, who is also unfortunately out with a long-term injury.

Let's hope the Habs can continue to stay clear of this kind of bad news.

Details will follow.