{"id":19072,"date":"2017-11-15T11:20:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T16:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=19072"},"modified":"2017-11-15T11:20:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T16:20:44","slug":"artturi-lehkonen-out-as-montreal-canadiens-injuries-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/11\/15\/artturi-lehkonen-out-as-montreal-canadiens-injuries-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Artturi Lehkonen out as Montreal Canadiens Injuries Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps the Habs best all-around winger, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>\u00a0announced <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lehkoar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artturi Lehkonen\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Habs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Habs<\/a> advise Lehkonen is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. Julien says Lehkonen has been playing with it for a while but it became \u201cunbearable\u201d, so he\u2019s being shut down.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Lu (@JohnLuTSNWpg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnLuTSNWpg\/status\/930640865294417920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lehkoar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artturi Lehkonen<\/a> out as Montreal Canadiens Injuries Continue<\/h1>\n<p>Lehkonen has two goals and five points in 18 games this season. He is playing more than 16 minutes a game. While he has played on the top line this season,\u00a0he has struggled\u00a0offensively. Last year, Lehkonen had 18 goals and 10 assists in 73 games, playing only 13 minutes per game. He seemed to get better as the year progressed. For example, Lehkonen had six goals and four assists in the last 10 games of the season. He went on to score two goals and had two assists in the playoffs. He was touted as a player with potential for a major <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/08\/30\/habs-to-watch-artturi-lehkonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">step forward this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted 55th overall (2nd round) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Habs, between 2013 and 2015 he benefited from the coaching he received from NHL veteran\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapansa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sami Kapanen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Finland and Frolunda coach\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/widgets.eliteprospects.com\/player.php?player=146249\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Roger R\u00f6nnberg<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Sweden.\u00a0Lehkonen was poised in his three appearances at the World Junior Hockey Championship. He led Finland to a gold medal in 2015.<\/p>\n<h2>Line up Changes<\/h2>\n<p>Last night against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>, Lehkonen&#8217;s absence resulted in some line changes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newest lineup with Lehkonen now being out. Byron moves to top li e and Hudon is reunited with Plekanec. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Habs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Habs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadiens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canadiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoHabsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/28So9o8lz9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/28So9o8lz9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Blain (@BlainPotvin_THW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlainPotvin_THW\/status\/930470257155862528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mitchto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torrey Mitchell<\/a><\/strong> was a late scratch due to flu and forced <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/juliecl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claude Julien<\/a><\/strong> to use defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/metevi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Mete<\/a><\/strong> at left wing on the fourth line Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>Injury is &#8220;Unbearable&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Lehkonen was scratched prior to Tuesday&#8217;s loss to the Blue Jackets. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/fantasy\/hockey\/news\/canadiens-artturi-lehkonen-out-indefinitely\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS quoted coach Julien<\/a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s coming to the point where it was unbearable and we needed to shut him down. If we want him to be better, we had to shut him down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is very bad news for a team dealing with injuries up and down the line. Lehkonen may not be scoring goals but is doing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.habseyesontheprize.com\/analysis\/2017\/10\/13\/16463336\/getting-chemistry-right-canadiens-middle-six-forward-hudon-plekanec-lehkonen-galchenyuk-danault-shaw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">numerous other things<\/a> that make the Canadiens better. He is smart, defensively responsible, and has had some good looks playing with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/galchal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Galchenyuk<\/a><\/strong>. Given Julien&#8217;s comments, the\u00a0Canadiens are likely\u00a0to a call-up a player from the Laval Rocket.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"WeT2t2OISrBZUdFF9wH_rg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/872869758\" 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:'WeT2t2OISrBZUdFF9wH_rg',sig:'d_M4AdGMSqF5ylSnEs0DMq5-vzz5sgLRto5Un5q2NeE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'872869758',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>Perhaps the Habs best all-around winger, the Montreal Canadiens\u00a0announced Artturi Lehkonen\u00a0out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. #Habs advise Lehkonen is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. Julien says Lehkonen has been playing with it for a while but it became \u201cunbearable\u201d, so he\u2019s being shut down. &mdash; John Lu (@JohnLuTSNWpg) November 15, 2017 Artturi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2253,"featured_media":19073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,34],"tags":[265,201,1158,152,38],"class_list":["post-19072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadiens","category-news","tag-alex-galchenyuk","tag-artturi-lehkonen","tag-claude-julien","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-nhl"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}