Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle will sit out Saturday’s game against the Capitals in Washington after reportedly sustaining a right knee injury on Thursday.
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The organization that he will be out for this meeting at the end of Friday’s training session. However, no additional details were given, the team confining itself to talking about a day of treatment to explain its absence on the ice.
The rookie was injured in the third period of Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers. Trying to stop Aleksander Barkov behind the net, he saw his rival fall on his twisted leg. The guard did not complete the game lost 7-2. Guhle had two goals and 12 assists for 14 points in 36 games this year. He has also received some praise from his teammates, starting with Joel Edmundson, his partner on the blue line.
“I’m not sure of the details on his condition, but he’s an important player for us,” Edmundson said. He plays a lot of minutes, he can create a lot of attack and he is effective defensively at the same time. Let’s hope he comes back soon.”
The former St. Louis Blues player is probably best placed to see the progress of Guhle, who has averaged 20:46 per game so far in his first National Hockey League (NHL) free.
«[Je suis] impressed, but not really surprised, Edmundson said. I watched him at the World Junior Hockey Championship, I watched him in training camp. I knew what kind of player he was. He’s a special player. It definitely makes my job much easier.”