{"id":25948,"date":"2018-03-24T01:54:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T05:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=25948"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:39:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:39:23","slug":"carl-gunnarsson-to-miss-six-months-with-torn-acl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/03\/24\/carl-gunnarsson-to-miss-six-months-with-torn-acl\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues Defenseman Carl Gunnarsson Tears ACL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Blues<\/a> added to their end-of-the-year woes on Friday night. Carl Gunnarsson<\/a><\/strong> took a hard hit into the boards by Vancouver Canucks<\/a> forward\u00a0Bo Horvat<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Friday’s 4-1 win. He immediately left the game. Afterward, it was revealed that Gunnarsson had torn his ACL on the play and is going to miss the rest of the year. The injury will require surgery and is likely going to sideline Gunnarsson for around six months.<\/p>\n

Carl Gunnarsson<\/a> to Miss the Rest of the Season with Torn ACL<\/h1>\n

Gunnarsson has been a\u00a0quiet success story for the Blues. The 31-year-old has 15 points in 63 games this year. While not impressive, what has been impressive are his abilities on the defensive end. Gunnarsson has blocked 102 shots this season. This is almost double what he totalled last year. Gunnarsson has been a defensively-strong player in a lineup that has seen their defensive lapses. He has fought for a spot as the sixth defenseman on the team this year, often being sidelined in favour of Vince Dunn<\/a><\/strong> or Robert Bortuzzo<\/a><\/strong>. He found his niche in the defensive zone and won over\u00a0head coach Mike Yeo<\/strong> as a result.<\/p>\n

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Carl Gunnarsson will miss the rest of the season with an ACL tear in his left knee. He will require surgery and be re-evaluated in six months. https:\/\/t.co\/HnFlkpfZhe<\/a> #stlblues<\/a><\/p>\n

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) March 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n