Rocket: Lias Andersson out for at least the next six weeks

The Laval Rocket have just announced some very bad news, with the news that forward Lias Andersson will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.

Forward Lias Andersson (lower-body injury) will be sidelined for 6 to 8 weeks.
Forward Riley McKay (lower-body injury) is evaluated on a daily basis.

Forward Lias Andersson (lower-body injury) will be out for 6 to 8 weeks…. pic.twitter.com/RxKqOxbXkb

– Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) November 18, 2023

This is a huge loss for the Rocket, who are already off to a poor start to the season.

Andersson had scored seven goals and two assists for a total of nine points in ten games.

Details to follow

Extension

It will be interesting to see which players will benefit from a more important place in the line-up with the long-term loss of Andersson.

Jean-François Houle will have some big decisions to make.