Boston Bruins Grzelcyk Due For Right Shoulder Surgery

BRIGHTON, MA – As per traditional, the Boston Bruins damage state of affairs got here to the forefront now that their Stanley Cup playoff run has ended with the first-round exit by the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes. Most notably, Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk revealed that he’d been enjoying with a bum proper shoulder for almost all of this previous season that it’ll require surgical procedure within the coming week.

It’s anticipated that Grzelcyk isn’t going to be prepared to start out subsequent season given the rehab timetable following shoulder surgical procedure within the coming weeks.

“I had a dislocated shoulder that occurred at dwelling towards Winnipeg, so I have to get surgical procedure subsequent week,” stated Grzelcyk, who estimated he performed roughly 50 video games with the injured shoulder. “I’m undecided of the timetable, however I’ll most likely miss the beginning of the season. It was fairly tough simply not feeling like myself. Ache-wise it might maintain popping out and in, and that’s why I’d need to miss a sport or two to let issues relax.

“I’m simply trying ahead to being wholesome once more. It actually restricted what I used to be capable of do on the market. Simply getting via follow some days was fairly powerful, however I’d positively make that call once more to intestine it out and attempt to assist the crew.”

The damage might return even additional as his proper shoulder has most positively sustained some injury over the past couple of seasons.

Grzelcyk stated he had surgical procedure on the alternative left shoulder when he was a defenseman at Boston College, and not less than is aware of what to anticipate with the restoration and rehab.

It explains loads for Grzelcyk, who completed out of the lineup in the previous few video games of Boston’s Stanley Cup playoff run after posting zero factors and a minus-6 within the first 5 video games of the sequence. He was shedding bodily battles within the D-zone when he was within the lineup and taking stick fouls to maybe attempt to compensate whereas enjoying injured.

It was clear at a number of factors throughout the season that he was enjoying via an higher physique damage, so the information of the separated shoulder was hardly a shocking growth with the 5-foot-9, 170-pound defenseman.

The shoulder damage could possibly be a complication for the Boston Bruins, nonetheless, because the 28-year-old defenseman might need been a participant they’d take into account transferring this summer season amidst a really crowded group of NHL defensemen on the B’s roster. However that gained’t be taking place with a participant like Grzelcyk coming off surgical procedure that’s going to wish to point out that he’s wholesome earlier than one thing like that would even be thought-about.

Grzelcyk completed with 4 targets and 24 factors together with a plus-22 in 73 video games with the Boston Bruins this season, and at his finest is a strong top-4 puck-moving defensemen adept at transferring pucks and defending regardless of his small stature. With Hampus Lindholm within the fold, Jakub Zboril signed to a brand new two-year contract and Derek Forbort established as a strong bottom-pairing defenseman, it appears like there’s going to be an odd-man out between Grzelcyk and Mike Reilly as soon as all people will get wholesome subsequent season.

For now, although, Grzelcyk will clearly be targeted on relaxation and rehab from a shoulder surgical procedure that may require time for restoration.