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NHLMontreal Canadiens Sports Hockey Inside Out: The unfortunate Canadiens have been plagued by the injury bug for several seasons.
The Canadiens now lead the NHL in man-game losses due to injuries with 670.
The article’s author is Herb Zurkowsky from the Montreal Gazette.
Posted on April 03, 2023; updated on April 04, 2023; read in three minutes
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After this Jan. 3 game against Nashville, Brendan Gallagher, who was sidelined for 2.5 months, says, “A lot of it is broken bones, things out of your control.”
After this Jan. 3 game against Nashville, Brendan Gallagher, who was sidelined for 2.5 months, says, “A lot of it is broken bones, things out of your control.” Image courtesy of Christopher Handewinckel/USA TODAY Sports Content of the article
If the players’ belief that all of these injuries are the result of bad luck is correct, then the organization needs to look into why past events are repeating themselves.
With Monday’s announcement that three more players — Sean Monahan (groin), Alex Belzile (fractured leg) and rookie Juraj Slafkovsky (knee) — have been lost for the season, the Canadiens have now lost an NHL-high 670 man-games to injury, heading into Tuesday night’s game against Detroit at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM).
Toronto is ranked second with 532 man-games lost due to injury, to put that into perspective. On the other hand, with 47 games played, the New York Rangers are last (or first, depending on your point of view), ahead of Calgary (102).
For Montreal players, it may just be one of those seasons; however, a year ago, the total rose to 731.
After missing 32 games due to an undisclosed injury, Brendan Gallagher returned on March 21. “A lot of it is broken bones, things out of your control,” Gallagher said. This season, Gallagher, who has seen his fair share of time on the sidelines, has only played in 32 games.
He went on, “This is a fast-paced, physical contact sport played on the ice.” Things are bound to occur. Every team has to deal with injuries. I doubt every team is as fortunate as we are in this regard.
“I suppose it’s just one of those years. However, it has been occurring for the past few years. A significant portion of it is luck, bad luck. It’s been a big part of our year. The favorable tidings? We kind of know how to respond at this point. With any luck, we can continue to be healthy and include everyone in the starting lineup.
Without a doubt, the Canadiens’ medical staff, athletic therapists, and upper management will have many late nights this off-season debating the situation and figuring out the best way to prevent injuries.
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Maybe Nick Suzuki should be in charge of those discussions. The only other player to have appeared in all 77 games this season is the captain of the Canadiens. He was the only player to participate in every game during the previous season, and he has now participated in 286 straight games. Suzuki is baffled by his fortunate break.
He remarked, “I’ve been hurt, but nothing will stop me.” “You’re going to get hurt playing this sport. In his case, it’s probably just extremely fortunate. You must daily tend to your physical needs. I believe that as I’ve gotten older and observed what men do, I’ve done a better job of that. It is your responsibility to physically get ready.
“I want to engage in every game. Being left off the lineup bothers me. Being hurt while watching the games is not a pleasant feeling. I’m hoping to complete the season. Everyone wants to participate in every game, but that isn’t always the case.
Six players have been lost for the season in addition to Monahan, Belzile, and Slafkovsky: Josh Anderson, Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak, Kaiden Guhle, and Arber Xhekaj. Paul Byron and Carey Price did not play in a single game this season.
