{"id":101747,"date":"2021-02-23T21:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T02:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=101747"},"modified":"2021-02-23T21:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T02:37:51","slug":"sabres-will-borgen-out-for-6-8-weeks-with-a-forearm-fracture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/02\/23\/sabres-will-borgen-out-for-6-8-weeks-with-a-forearm-fracture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabres&#8217; Will Borgen Out For 6-8 Weeks With a Forearm Fracture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/borgewi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William Borgen<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/02\/22\/buffalo-sabres-jake-mccabe-suffers-knee-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> will be out for 6-8 weeks due to a fracture in his right forearm. The injury happened during the game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/devils\/\" target=\"_self\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> on February 20, after Borgen blocked a shot in the first period. He underwent surgery on February 23.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After further evaluation, it was discovered that defenseman Will Borgen suffered a fracture in his right forearm during our game on Feb. 20 in New Jersey.\u2070\u2070Borgen underwent successful surgery to repair the fracture today and is expected to miss approximately 6-8 weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zH8vI5EBXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zH8vI5EBXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloSabres\/status\/1364296606795911172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Sabres&#8217; Will Borgen Out With a Forearm Fracture<\/h2>\n<p>While some teams are having problems with underperformance and scandals, the Sabres seem to have gotten the feared injury-bug. After having a 14-day no-game stretch due to COVID complications, they are now without three of their defenceman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/ristora01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasmus Ristolainen<\/a> is out indefinitely due to complications caused by COVID. In an interview with a news website in his homeland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is.fi\/nhl\/art-2000007814144.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilta-Sanomat<\/a>, Ristolainen said there were days he&#8217;d go to bed and not if he would wake up. He had chest pains and had trouble walking up the stairs. All due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Without one of their top defenceman, Buffalo relied on the veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccabja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake McCabe<\/a> to hold the top pair. However, McCabe was injured on February 20, after he tried to throw a hit at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hischni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nico Hischier<\/a>. He fell on the ice immediately and had to be helped off the ice by his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Will Borgen was hurt in the same game. He kept playing and managed to finish the game. Even injured in the first period, Borgen had 27 shifts and 19:14 minutes on ice. It was his fourth game of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The defenceman was a good addition to the much-needed Buffalo team. Will Borgen was paired with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dahlira01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasmus Dahlin<\/a> and the duo seemed to work. They were key players to their 3-2 win on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h3>What Comes Next<\/h3>\n<p>The odds are not the best for Buffalo. They are currently sitting in the last spot in the East Division. Their record is not looking pretty either, with a 5-8-2, 12 points, and a -9 goal differential.<\/p>\n<p>Their forwards are struggling to find the back of the net. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eicheja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Eichel<\/a> has been collecting points but he does not look remarkable. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a> has only one goal &#8211; scored on their first game of the season. Losing their top d-pair and Borgen might seem bad &#8211; and it is. However, they&#8217;re not hopeless just yet.<\/p>\n<p>They still have a solid blue line on the left side. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dahlira01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasmus Dahlin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/i\/irwinma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Irwin<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/davidbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Davidson<\/a> are all healthy, and Jacob Bryson was set to play the game on February 23 against New Jersey. It could be a lot worse.<\/p>\n<p>They still need to figure their offensive game out and be consistent. The team was struggling to get even-strength scoring before the pause and it continued as they came back. They looked good in their last two games against the Devils and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a>, having three 5-on-5 goals and two power-play goals.<\/p>\n<p>Their defence was solid during the game on Monday, even with the tough 3-2 loss to the Islanders. If their blue line keeps doing their job and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/u\/ullmali01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linus Ullmark<\/a> keeps his game at this high level, the Sabres might have a shot. The only problem they&#8217;ll have to solve is the offence &#8211; and with the number of shot attempts they&#8217;re averaging, that might not be as big of a problem as it seems to be.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"pUqZQj4JTrpeVzee9eGToA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1303192962\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pUqZQj4JTrpeVzee9eGToA',sig:'DTwDsQt_pAAvcIBJ3EunJVb_VUfe1PNsi06P9WQQQTw=',w:'594px',h:'432px',items:'1303192962',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The defenceman William Borgen of the Buffalo Sabres will be out for 6-8 weeks due to a fracture in his right forearm. The injury happened during the game against the New Jersey Devils on February 20, after Borgen blocked a shot in the first period. He underwent surgery on February 23. 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