Senators' Mark Stone has microfracture in wrist
The Ottawa Senators announced on Thursday morning that rookie forward Mark Stone suffered a microfracture in his wrist in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. He was slashed by Montreal defensemen P.K. Subban.
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Adam Gretz
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As if tensions weren't already high enough between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators are just one game, the Senators announced on Thursday morning that forward Mark Stone suffered a microfracture in Wednesday's Game 1 loss.
His availability for the remainder of the series is not yet known at this point.
The Senators didn't announce when he suffered the injury, but it's not exactly hard to speculate. In the second period he was on the receiving end of a slash from Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban. Subban was given a five-minute major penatly for slashing and a game misconduct. The NHL has already said that he will not receive any additional discipline as a result of the play.
Stone left the game on two separate occasions following the slash only to return both times.
If he has to miss an extended period of time, and it seems quite likely that he will, it is going to be a major loss for the Senators. Stone has been one of the driving forces behind their second half resurgence and emerged as a front runner for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. He finished the regular season tied (with Calgary Flames rookie Johnny Gaudreau) for the league lead in scoring among rookies with 64 points. His 26 goals were tied for second (Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg) among all rookies, trailing only his teammate, Mike Hoffman, who scored 27.
