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Match #3: Patrik Laine will not play with an upper-body injury
Marc-Olivier Cook
Match #3: Patrik Laine will not play with an upper-body injury
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Patirk Laine won’t be playing tonight. The Habs just announced it on X.

And the CH also announced that the forward is injured… in his upper body.

His knee was (really) swollen at the end of the last game, but we didn’t necessarily know he had another injury.

Focusing on another fact…

Let’s not forget that Arber Xhekaj’s name is circulating a lot at the moment.

And we all know why.

But there’s one who’s not afraid of him, and his name is Tom Wilson. The Capitals forward doesn’t seem impressed by the idea of facing Arber tonight…

Because yes, Xhekaj will return to the Canadiens’ lineup tonight for Game 3 of the series against the Capials.

FINALLY, as the saying goes…

Note that it’s Jayden Struble who will leave his place to the Sheriff in the line-up:

I don’t hate it.

The CH had to find a way to be more physical against the Capitals’ big players… and they even thought about recalling Florian Xhekaj for tonight’s game.

That’s saying a lot.

It’s worth noting that Laine won’t be playing, and that links are being made with his state of health.

Martin McGuire said on the radio earlier today that Laine’s knee was “as swollen as his head” after the last game, and that he was clearly uncomfortable when he left the amphitheatre.

At this point, we’ll have to keep an eye on the player’s state of health over the next few days.

Because if Laine’s playoffs are over… the Habs will have to find a replacement for him.

And to beat the Capitals, it won’t be Oliver Kapanen who changes the outcome of the series.

More details to come…

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