Ottawa Senators center Jason Spezza missed 22 games last season due to an MCL injury, and another five in October of this season. So, playing Mr. Brightside: They've been through this before. But today's news delivered by coach Cory Clouston that Spezza could be out for up to six weeks is still a punch to the gut for Ottawa.
The forward suffered a right shoulder injury in Sunday's home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The damage appeared to occur when Pittsburgh's Kris Letang checked Spezza into the boards. Letang received a two-minute boarding penalty, while Spezza left the game and went directly to the dressing room.
TSN reports that "Senators confirmed on Monday that surgery on the shoulder will not be required," but CTV is reporting that "it will be a week before doctors will know if Spezza will need surgery to repair his shoulder."
Here's the play on which Spezza, who has 20 points in 32 games, was injured against the Penguins:
Again: Two minutes for that hit from Letang. Looks like a battle for the puck, a lost edge, an unfortunate result; but since it was evaluated as a boarding call by the referees, should it have been more than two?
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