"The New York Islanders got a devastating injury situation on Thursday night with leading scorer Bo Horvat going down midway through the second period of the Isles 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Horvat slid awkwardly, left the ice, and went straight to the dressing room. He did not return. Horvat played a total of 10 minutes across 11 shifts."
"Grewal is right about groin injuries being a week-to-week thing. Assuming Horvat avoided a significant injury, like the one Florida Panthers' forward Matthew Tkachuk sustained last season, Horvat could be on the ice sooner rather than later. However, groin injuries can be very tricky. Players sometimes don't ever fully heal. As such, they are left dealing with issues for the remainder of their playing days. Hopefully, it might just be a matter of the Islanders being overly cautious with Horvat."
Bo Horvat left the game after sliding awkwardly midway through the second period and did not return, having logged 10 minutes across 11 shifts. Renowned sports physician Dr. Harjas Grewal characterized the injury as likely a groin strain and noted severity is hard to judge by video but that such injuries often follow week-to-week timelines. Reporting indicated the Islanders could miss Horvat for one to three weeks, though the club offered no confirmation. Groin injuries can be tricky, sometimes never fully healing and causing chronic issues, and playing through them can exacerbate the problem.
Read at Eyes On Isles
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]