Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Undergoes successful surgery
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Grzelyck had surgery on his shoulder Friday and is expected to miss the next five months.
It was announced that Grzelyck would undergo surgery this offseason and now he's officially expected to be out until roughly early November. Three different Bruins defensemen went under the knife Friday, so the team's blue line figures to be fairly thin to begin next season.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Needs shoulder surgery
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Grzelcyk will undergo shoulder surgery and is expected to miss the start of the 2022-23 campaign, Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com reports.
Grzelcyk doesn't have a set timetable and he likely won't until closer to training camp. The 28-year-old posted a minus-6 rating through five games this postseason before missing the final two contests. He averaged 18:44 of ice time while adding 24 points in 73 games during the regular season.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Remains out Saturday
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Grzelcyk (undisclosed) will miss Saturday's Game 7 against Carolina, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Grzelcyk played the first five games of the series -- going scoreless while averaging 18:09 of ice time -- but sat out Game 6 with his undisclosed injury. If the Bruins advance past Carolina to Round 2, it's unclear when the 28-year-old blueliner might be able to return.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Won't play in Game 6
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Grzelcyk (undisclosed) won't play in Thursday's Game 6 against the Hurricanes, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.
Grzelcyk has evidently been "playing through stuff," so he'll sit Thursday's potential elimination game out. If the Bruins aren't able to force a Game 7, Grzelcyk will finish the year having collected 24 points through 73 regular-season contests and zero points through five postseason appearances.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Resting Friday
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Grzelcyk (rest) will not play Friday in Toronto, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Grzelcyk will be joined by seven other Bruins resting in advance of the postseason, which starts Monday. He finishes his age-28 season having recorded 24 points, a plus-22 rating and 118 shots on goal -- all of which are new career highs.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: In action Thursday
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Grzelcyk (upper body) will be back in the lineup versus the Senators on Thursday, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Grzelcyk wrote his name on the scoresheet in just one of the team's last 12 contests while chipping in just 16 shots over the stretch. As such, the 28-year-old defender is unlikely to offer much fantasy value, even if he returns to the second power-play unit.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Won't play Tuesday
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Grzelcyk (upper body) will not play Tuesday's game against the visiting Blues, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Grzelcyk will miss at least one game with the injury he suffered Sunday against Washington. He'll look to return Thursday at home against Ottawa.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Exits Sunday's game
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Grzelyck (upper body) will not return to Sunday's contest against Washington.
Grzelyck logged just 3:11 of ice time before leaving the game. Since missing two games in March with an illness, the 28-year-old has three points while averaging 18:39 of ice time. An update on his status should be available before Tuesday's matchup with the Blues.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Back at it
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Grzelcyk (illness) will return to the lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona, Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald reports.
Grzelcyk is expected to return to a second-pairing role and a spot on the No. 2 power-play unit following his two-game absence. The 28-year-old defender has picked up 19 points through 51 contests this season.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Ruled out Thursday
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Grzelcyk will not play in Thursday's game against Chicago due to illness, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Grzelcyk was absent from Monday's contest against Los Angeles while dealing with an upper-body injury and will miss a second consecutive game due to illness. The 28-year-old has averaged 18:16 of ice time -- 1:19 during the power play -- and tallied 11 points over his last 20 appearances.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Likely for Thursday
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Grzelcyk (upper body) returned to practice Wednesday and is likely to participate in Thursday's game against Chicago.
The 28-year-old defenseman was withheld from Monday's game versus the Kings while dealing with an upper-body injury. Grzelcyk has averaged 18:54 of ice time -- 1:27 during the power play -- and logged 19 points over 51 appearances this season.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Not playing Monday
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Grzelcyk (upper body) will not be available Monday against the Kings, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Grzelcyk was considered a game-time decision and will end up missing his first game since Feb. 12. The 28-year-old may have picked up the injury during Saturday's win over Columbus. Jack Ahcan is expected to take his place in Monday's lineup.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Game-time call Monday
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Grzelcyk was ruled a game-time decision Monday due to an upper-body injury, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Grzelcyk has averaged 18:42 of ice time and tallied three assists over the last 10 games. Jack Ahcan will take on expanded minutes if Grzelcyk is withheld from participation Monday, Ryan adds.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Registers assist Thursday
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Grzelcyk notched an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Grzelcyk helped Craig Smith complete a hat trick with a tally at 14:39 of the third period. The 28-year-old Grzelcyk has logged three assists and a plus-8 outing in his last six games. The defenseman has been steady this season with 19 points, 84 shots on net, a plus-14 rating and 61 blocked shots through 50 appearances. He doesn't excel in any one area, but his all-around production could help in deeper fantasy formats as he tracks toward a career year.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Adds helper in overtime win
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Grzelcyk posted an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kraken.
Grzelcyk had the secondary helper on David Pastrnak's second-period goal. With assists in each of the last two games, Grzelcyk has turned things around a bit from an eight-game point drought. The defenseman has 18 points, 82 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating in 46 outings, though he's also missed five games in three separate stints.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Trending toward return
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Grzelcyk (upper body) has been deemed "probable" for Tuesday's matchup with the Rangers, according to coach Bruce Cassidy.
Grzelcyk practiced Monday after sitting out against the Senators on Saturday and seems poised to avoid missing any more game action. Despite going pointless in his previous five clashes, the 28-year-old blueliner should be in the mix to rejoin the second power-play unit.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Out Saturday
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Grzelcyk (upper body) will not participate in Saturday's tilt versus Ottawa, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Grzelcyk has averaged 18:14 of ice time -- 1:34 during the man advantage -- and been held pointless over the last five games. The 28-year-old exited Thursday's game against Carolina early after suffering an upper-body injury but returned to full practice Friday, indicating he is not expected to miss serious time. In Grzelcyk's absence Jack Ahcan will slot into the lineup, Ryan adds.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: On track to play
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Per Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald, Grzelcyk (upper body) was a full participant at Friday's practice, indicating he'll be availbale for Saturday's matchup with Ottawa.
Grzelcyk skated on the top pairing alongside Charlie McAvoy on Friday, which further solidifies the notion that he'll be available against the Senators after exiting Thursday's loss to Carolina with an upper-body issue. Grzelcyk's picked up 16 points through 41 contests this campaign.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Suffers upper-body injury
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Grzelcyk sustained an upper-body injury in Thursday's game versus the Hurricanes, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Grzelcyk was injured in the second period and didn't return to the contest. The 28-year-old defenseman logged 12:23 of ice time and one hit in Thursday's game. He'll be evaluated further Friday and should be considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's matinee versus the Senators.
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Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk: Suiting up Friday
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Grzelcyk (undisclosed) will be in Friday's lineup against Arizona, per the NHL's media site.
Grzelcyk will return after missing the last two games with a minor injury. He's averaged 19:04 of ice time with 16 points through 36 games on the year.
