According to a report from Joe Haggerty of CSNNE, forward Nathan Horton is not close to returning to the Bruins lineup and there is a concern that his season may be over.

Horton has been out of the lineup since January 22 when he was on the receiving end of a hit from Flyers forward Tom Sestito, giving Horton his second concussion in less than 10 months.

Writes Haggerty:

A source close to the right winger told CSNNE.com that there have been no extensive organizational conversations about shutting down Horton as of yet, but the B's concussed power forward “[won’t be returning] anytime soon.”

With six games left in the regular season after Tuesday night’s tilt against the Tampa Bay Lightning, not much time is left for Horton attempt a comeback. And it doesn’t appear he will be attempting that comeback soon.
And this is the play that has kept him out of the lineup:



In 46 games this season Horton has scored 17 goals to go with 15 assists, and the Bruins have definitely missed his presence, as they will in the postseason if he's still not able to return by that point. During Boston's Stanley Cup run last season he was their fourth-leading scorer in the playoffs, tallying eight goals and nine assists before being knocked out of the lineup on a hit by Vancouver's Aaron Rome.

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