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Surging Bruins Hit Hard by Injury Bug

On Monday, Charlie McAvoy missed the Bruins' morning skate and met with doctors, with no timeline for return; Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm said surgery is not ruled out.
Saturday, Charlie McAvoy was struck in the face by a redirected shot on a Montreal power play and left the Bell Centre game after medical staff tended to him.
Boston placed Casey Mittelstadt and Viktor Arvidsson on injured reserve and recalled Matěj Blümel and Riley Tufte from Providence; Tufte weighs 233 pounds with two NHL goals in 24 games, while Blümel has 2-11-13 totals in 13 AHL games.
With an eight-day road trip starting Wednesday, Boston did not summon a defenseman from the AHL after recalling two forwards, leaving open a short absence and a possible Johnny Beecher move.
With Providence producing call-ups, Boston leans on organizational depth as three of the Bruins' top-six forwards and their best defenseman are currently out, Sturm said the condensed Olympics schedule raises injury risk.

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Surging Bruins hit hard by injury bug

As expected, the Bruins announced a handful of transactions prior to Monday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes after Saturday’s costly win over the Montreal Canadiens.

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Injuries starting to pile up for Bruins; surgery possible for McAvoy

The Bruins announced a handful of transactions before Monday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes after Saturday’s costly win over the Montreal Canadiens.

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Bruins notebook: B’s hit hard with injuries

As expected, the Bruins announced a handful of transactions prior to Monday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes after Saturday’s costly win over the Montreal Canadiens. But one overhanging – and vitally important – issue has not yet been cleared up. Top defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who left Saturday’s game in the second period after taking a slapshot to the face in a scary scene, was not at the morning skate and coach Marco Sturm said there is …

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Charlie McAvoy injury: Bruins star absent from morning skate, not on IR yet

BOSTON — The bad news, albeit not unexpected, was that Charlie McAvoy wasn’t on the ice for the Bruins’ morning skate on Monday.The good news was that he wasn’t among the players the Bruins placed on injured reserve on Monday.

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