Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson out several weeks following MRI on upper-body injury
Earlier today, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they've placed defenceman Mike Matheson on injured reserve and called up defenceman Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League.
During yesterday's season opening press conference, Canadiens General Manager Kent Hughes revealed that Matheson underwent an MRI and the team was awaiting for the results.
Flash forward to Thursday night and the Canadiens issued another update on Matheson after they received the results of that MRI. The prognosis is not great and the 28-year-old will miss the next eight weeks with an abdominal muscle strain.
The Pointe-Claire (Quebec) native was acquired by the Canadiens on July 16th along with a 2023 fourth round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling.
Mike Matheson devrait manquer huit semaines en raison d'une entorse au muscle abdominal, selon les résultats d'une IRM.
Mike Matheson is expected to miss eight weeks with an abdominal muscle strain, following the results of an MRI.#GoHabsGo— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 13, 2022
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