Rene Bourque underwent successful abdominal surgery
Wednesday, 29.08.2012 / 1:30 PM / News
Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin issued a medical update Wednesday concerning the status of forward Rene Bourque.
Bourque successfully underwent surgery to repair an abdominal wall tear and will be sidelined for eight to 12 weeks. The surgery was performed earlier today in Montreal.
Rene Bourque suffered the injury during his off-season training in preparation for the 2012-13 season.
Because Bourque played sooooo well when he was acquired. Its a blessing in disguise. Guess we will see what Leblanc or Gallagher can bring to the table
They've gone full circle back to the begining of 2009-10 having only 5 forwards that can be relied upon for offense.
This has been Montreal's biggest problem since then. They have at the top of the lineup players that a good enough to succeed if they have equally good players on the ice with them. They get in trouble when they have to bring up depth players to plug holes in the roster.
Plekanec has been the king of this, looking at his plus minus with top six wingers compared to without is very sad.
On the other hand, I wasn't looking at Bourque to provide anymore than scoring a goal every 4 games while being carried by his linemates in the defensive and neutral zones. He's just a guy that can crash the net and take shots to me.
EDIT: To me this is a really good reason to do what they should have done already and brought A Kostitsyn back into the fold.
Last edited by Talks to Goalposts: 08-29-2012 at 01:40 PM.
The only bad thing about this is a kid likely gets rushed. Simply put, there's no sign a kid is ready to assume a top 6 role. Maybe Palushaj since he's the most experienced of the bunch, but that's a stretch considering how he played in the NHL.
Bourque was a total disaster last year, a complete blackhole of suck, and this may get MT to reconsider his stupid plan of keeping the top line together.
It could also force MB to clear out some of the backend logjam in order to get a winger (which is something that probably needed to be done before this injury).
But I suspect there won't be NHL hockey being played during this absence anyway.
EDIT: To me this is a really good reason to do what they should have done already and brought A Kostitsyn back into the fold.
Yup. He should be willing to sign for 1 year at this point. At the very least, if the team is completely healthy or out of contention by the deadline, AK can be moved for a pick to a contender with injuries. I don't see a downside.
