Injury Updates: Chabot out 4–6 weeks, Brännström out indefinitely
Brännström returned to Ottawa with a concussion; Chabot has a broken hand
Sens fans were braced for injury updates. Already down Artem Zub, we expected that Erik Brännström would be out a while after he was stretchered off. All things considered, the fact that he was flown back to Ottawa with a concussion but no other reported injuries was probably a best-case scenario.
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Brannstrom was in hospital overnight. He obviously has a concussion, but all the tests came back negative, so that's good. He's on his way back to Ottawa this afternoon.
Obviously concussions are awful, but nothing being broken is at least a plus. The shock news though is that Thomas Chabot broke his hand last night, and will be out at least a month.
Thomas Chabot is out 4-6 weeks with a fracture in his hand.
— TSN 1200 (@TSN1200) October 27, 2023
Suddenly, 7 games into the season, the Sens find themselves down half their defencemen. This means that we will see two more defencemen called up alongside Jacob Bernard-Docker for tomorrow's game in Pittsburgh. I would bet on Tyler Kleven and Lassi Thomson, but it's possible they want a bit of a veteran presence and call up Jacob Larsson or Dillon Heatherington. Still, whatever happens, it's clear the Sens will be in tough. But no NHL team goes without injuries. It's how a team responds to injuries that proves their playoff mettle.
