Boston Bruins: What injuries are we currently dealing with?

Don’t expect these guys back very soon

The group of those not to expect anything too soon from is headlined by Karson Kuhlman, who looked to have grabbed the second line right-wing spot at the start of the season.

Kuhlman put in an impressive effort during last season’s run to the Stanley Cup Final and started this year alongside Jake Debrusk and David Krejci (once he himself returned from injury).

However, luck hasn’t been on the former Minneosta-Duluth student, with the 24 year-old going down injured against the Toronto Maple Leafs back in October. His injury was reported as a hairline non-displaced fracture in his right tibia.

You’d have to assume any sort of fracture, especially to the legs of a hockey player, is going to require certain levels of rehabilitation. The initial estimate was that we’d see Kuhlman back within four weeks, but as of this weekend, he’s still not back skating with the team.

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David Backes is somewhat a mystery as to his actual injury. He was reported to have suffered an upper-body injury and retro-actively placed on injured reserve, dated back to November 2nd.

That timeline lines up directly with the knock-out hit on Ottawa Senators forward, Scott Sabourin. You’d think that the injury could well be relating to either his shoulder or potentially even be another concussion.

If it is the latter, ignoring the fact that it’d be of great benefit to put him on long-term injured reserve, you’d think the decision that’d be in the best interests of David Backes, the husband and father, would be to retire from the game. Repeated concussions could become a huge issue in later life.

Finally, there’s Zach Senyshyn, who courtesy of the injury to Backes, was making his best efforts to stake a claim at a regular roster spot with the Boston Bruins.

Per NESN, the 2015 first round pick for the Bruins is likely to be out for four weeks, with a re-evaluation at that point. His injury was noted by Bruce Cassidy as a lower-body issue, sustained against the Florida Panthers.

While we shouldn’t expect to see these guys soon, the next group should be back out there sooner rather than later.