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And what occurred to David Reinbacher and Kirby Dach simply made it worse.
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Habs followers are having a traumatic week.
The ordeal started within the first minute of the Canadiens/Maple Leafs sport Saturday evening in Toronto when David Reinbacher was hit into the boards, twisted his left knee, and left the sport. On Tuesday, the workforce introduced that Reinbacher had had surgical procedure to his left knee that morning and that his rehabilitation interval was going to be 5 to 6 months.
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That is an absolute catastrophe for the younger man… and his workforce. The Austrian defenceman was picked fifth general within the 2023 draft and this harm will clearly harm his improvement schedule huge time, particularly since final season with Kloten in Switzerland was additionally fairly disastrous as a result of the workforce was so dysfunctional.
However issues received a lot worse for Habs supporters Saturday when Patrik Laine additionally went down after a nasty knee-on-knee play by Toronto defenceman Cédric Paré. Laine was traded to Montreal from the Columbus Blue Jackets this summer time and there was mega buzz from followers provided that Laine is among the league’s elite scorers — when he’s on his sport.
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His knee bent badly and most followers and pundits had been considering the Finnish star may effectively be gone for a lot of the season. So when the workforce introduced late Tuesday afternoon that it was “solely” a sprain to his left knee, that he wouldn’t require surgical procedure and that he can be out for 2 to 3 months, followers had been relieved, which provides you a good suggestion of how anxious they had been about Laine’s well being.
By the point the Ottawa Senators’ Ridly Greig took a gratuitous shot at Kirby Dach’s head within the first interval of the sport on the Bell Centre Tuesday, it was like you would really feel the breath going out of the complete Habs Nation when Dach left the ice to go to the room.
After three straight years of an absurd quantity of accidents to Canadiens gamers, we had been all considering: ‘What the puck is occurring with this workforce?!?’
Then Dach later received right into a battle with Greig, soundly beating him within the bout, and once more I believe most of us had been watching the battle in worry, questioning if Dach may get injured. This is identical Dach who went down with a knee harm within the second sport final season and missed a whole yr of play.
In brief, the puck hasn’t even dropped for the opening face-off of the primary regular-season sport — that might be Wednesday Oct. 9 — however already there’s been extra drama than I believe any Habs would’ve appreciated to must stay by means of.
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“It’s devastating, it was horrible,” stated fan Nick Nerny, in a dialog in regards to the Laine harm exterior the Bell Centre earlier than the Tuesday evening sport versus the Sens. “It took the wind out of your sails if you had been watching the sport and that occurred. It was not enjoyable to observe. It sucks. I used to be wanting ahead to watching him rating some objectives for us, huge on the facility play. I’m glad it’s solely two or three months, however I assumed it was going to be all season. I assumed it was going to be Dach 2.0. I bear in mind watching the sport and (considering) I don’t even wish to watch the tip of it. However we’ve another lights on the workforce at the very least.”
Patrick Cousineau was additionally upset when Laine received harm.
“Clearly everybody was actually excited as a result of we knew what he might probably convey to the desk,” stated Cousineau. “We mainly received him for subsequent to nothing. The danger issue for his acquisition was actually low. In order that added a bit to the hype. So we’ll have to attend to see what he can convey. I’m nonetheless glad he’s a part of the workforce. We’ll simply have to attend to see some concrete video games. When you lose a possible, I gained’t say 50, however a possible 30 objectives per season, that’s not nothing. However you’ll be able to’t cease and maintain all the pieces for one participant. You continue to have to construct and there’s numerous gamers who’re younger and must develop. It’s a disgrace that we misplaced him however on the identical time, life goes on, proper?”
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Karine Tremblay, who was additionally on her technique to the sport Tuesday, stated she and others had been considering ‘Ça despatched la Coupe’ when Laine arrived on the town, and so in fact she’s bummed that he’s out for just a few months. However what she actually didn’t like was what occurred after the knee-on-knee, when Habs enforcer Arber Xhekaj jumped Paré and commenced pummelling him. The Sheriff was fined $3,385 by the league for his actions, the utmost fantastic allowable underneath the collective bargaining settlement.
“What occurred after was a extremely a drag, this isn’t what sports activities are alleged to be about,” stated Tremblay. “What I don’t like is that this divides folks. Individuals begin saying: ‘Did he do it on objective?’ That’s not the picture I’ve of hockey. I believe it tarnishes the picture of the game.”
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Brendan Kelly’s ebook on the Canadiens, Le CH et son peuple, is being launched Oct. 9.
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