Devastating News for the Boston Bruins, Top Defensemen Unlikely to Return this Season After Surgery
has been absent from the Bruins for most of the season, and now GM Don Sweeney has confirmed he's unlikely to return at all in 2024/25 after undergoing surgery following an early season injury.
This season hasn't gone the way that anyone in Boston would have expected, with speculation still swirling around captain Brad Marchand and his future with the team beyond the current season.
As of right now, the team sit one point back of the Wild Card race in the Eastern Conference, and now, they've suffered a brutal blow, with General Manager Don Sweeney confirming devastating injury news.
According to Sweeney, veteran defenseman Hampus Lindholm is unlikely to return this season after undergoing surgery on his fractured patella, an injury that this blue line simply hasn't recovered from yet.
In 17 games to start the year, Lindholm tallied 7 points with a -4 differential, but his blow goes so far beyond the statistics, as he is a solid presence in the lineup that has been a constant for this team over the past four years.
On top of this, the Bruins are still dealing with the issues from Charlie McAvoy's Four Nations injury, and with the forward group not excelling all year either, we may be looking at a team that could shockingly miss the post-season after very high expectations coming into the year.
The 31-year old Lindholm is locked into the Bruins for five years after this one with a $6.5 million salary cap hit, so they will be hoping he can get back to 100% for the 2025/26 campaign, but given how many question marks this roster has, the next few weeks could be very interesting in Boston after the latest devastating news.
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