Tony Marinaro: “I’m told that Laine and Reinbacher’s knee injuries are serious”

The more things go on, the more we fear the worst for David Reinbacher and Patrik Laine.

Tony Marinaro seems to have some information about their respective injuries, and if his information is anything to go by, it’s far from positive.

In a tweet, Marinaro reports that Laine AND Reinbacher’s knee injuries are serious… And that they’ll have to be out for “a very long time”.

I’m told the knee injuries to Patrik Laine and David Reinbacher are serious. Both will be out for a very long time. Waiting for confirmation from @CanadiensMTL

Both knee injuries to Laine & Reinbacher are very serious. Both out very longterm.

– Tony Marinaro (@TonyMarinaro) September 30, 2024

Usually, when Tony Marinaro reports information like this… He doesn’t speak out of turn.

For his part, Steve Kouleas tweeted that according to his sources, Laine will be out “at least” for the rest of 2024 :

As per sources…. Just discussing
On @SiriusXMNHL the powerPlay@CanadiensMTL Patrick Laine
Is out for at least the rest of 2024 calendar year ….

– Steve Kouleas (@stevekouleas) September 30, 2024

Right.

Obviously, we’ll have to wait and see the test results to come to an official conclusion.

But Jeff Gorton, who was on the Sick Podcast – The Eye Test this afternoon, had a word to say about the situation, saying that the reason it’s taking so long right now is because the Habs are consulting with different professionals to get an official verdict on the two players.

It could take a few days. – Jeff Gorton

Jeff Gorton says that they’re going to take all the time they need to consult with different professionals before announcing a timeline on the Laine/Reinbacher injuries, could take a few days(@sickpodnhl) pic.twitter.com/txr3LfbYxa

– HFTV (@HFTVSports) September 30, 2024

The Habs organization wants to take the time to examine the situation properly, and that’s normal.

We’re all anxious to know the verdict… But we need the right verdict, and that’s what can be tricky to get.

As a final reminder, the Canadiens leave for Mont-Tremblant on Wednesday morning, after training in Brossard.

That said, will we have any news by then? I wouldn’t be surprised…

Overtime

– It’s about to get interesting.

Waivers are often the graveyard of NHL fans’ former hopes and dreams.

But for some teams, it could be an opportunity to fill an important role with another club’s castoff.

These players could pique interesthttps://t.co/kmJk9Jt8Y5

– The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) September 30, 2024

– Do you say yes or no?

Habs fan says we NEED Xhekaj in the lineup at all times in the aftermath of the Laine injury. Do you agree? pic.twitter.com/sFt9gk7Asw

– HFTV (@HFTVSports) September 30, 2024

– Yes.

Would you pay Jeremy Swayman $9 million over 8 years? #NHLBruins

– Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) September 30, 2024