In addition to the loss of Seidenberg for the eight-week time span, the Bruins have lost forward Seth Griffith to an MCL sprain in his left knee.
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“Usually when something like this happens, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, ‘ doing a movement or exercising somehow, but I woke up that morning – that was, I think, Monday [Sept. I notified the staff. I went to see a doctor and got an MRI first that showed nerves being pinched”.
“We kind of nipped it in the bud pretty quickly”, Seidenberg said.
It’s the last thing Bruins fans and Chara owners want to hear, as Chara and the organization were confident the star defender was finally back to full health after dealing with a torn PCL and the displaced fracture of his left fibula for much of the 2014-15 season. “So, hopefully that helps in the recovery”.
Bruins coach Claude Julien told reporters Friday that Chara’s injury isn’t believed to be serious, and the Bruins defenseman is day to day with the injury. “Missing any time is not good, but it’s the start of the season”. All of a sudden, I got the call that I’m going to be playing against the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He was given the weekend off and re-evaluated Monday. Drafted 56th overall in the 1996 National Hockey League Entry Draft, the 6 foot 9 blue liner is part of an ever-shrinking group of players from his draft year to remain in the National Hockey League (Danny Briere and Sami Salo both retired this off-season, while Chris Phillips will miss a chunk of the upcoming season with a lingering back injury) so it’s expected that he’ll be seeing diminishing ice time.
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Julien did not know when Chara would return to team activity, but said that at this stage the team will be cautious with the captain.
