-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Rene Bourque will miss 8-12 weeks after having abdominal surgery on Wednesday: Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Wednesday that forward Rene Bourque underwent successful abdominal surgery earlier in the day and will be sidelined for 8-12 weeks. Bourque suffered an "abdominal wall tear" during his offseason training. If it turns out to be a 12-week recovery he would be looking at a possible return sometime around the end of November (hey, maybe he won't miss any games at all!). The Canadiens acquired Bourque last season as part of the trade that sent Mike Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames. In 38 games after the trade he scored five goals and 13 assists with Montreal and finished the season with 18 goals between the two teams. It was the first time since 2007-08 that he didn't score at least 20 goals in a season. He still has four years remaining on a contract that pays him an average salary of $3.3 million per season. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/19968097/rene-bourque-sidelined-8-12-weeks-following-abdominal-surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Montreal, Toronto and even Buffalo are all such a mess. Easiest division for Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 That really hurts Montreal's top six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Look on the bright side Rene, you won't even miss any games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edler's Mind Tricks Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The only time I have honestly hoped that a player misses lots of hockey with injury. Nothing personal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Abdominal... you'd think that would take more than 8-12 weeks. I'd be soft as jelly if I didn't do some crunches in that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 In other news Nicklas Backstrom is having trouble finding florists in Montreal that send 'get well' bouquets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 In other words, Rene Borque will miss 0 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterBean Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 That really hurts Montreal's top six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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