{"id":45894,"date":"2019-04-23T17:21:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T21:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=45894"},"modified":"2019-04-23T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T21:21:16","slug":"buffalo-sabres-zach-bogosian-out-five-to-six-months-after-hip-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/23\/buffalo-sabres-zach-bogosian-out-five-to-six-months-after-hip-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Out Five To Six Months After Hip Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> announced on Tuesday that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bogosza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Bogosian<\/a><\/strong> had undergone successful hip surgery. The recovery is expected to take five to six months. This timetable takes him right up to the beginning of training camp.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Buffalo Sabres today announced that defenseman Zach Bogosian has undergone successful hip surgery. The procedure has an estimated recovery time of five to six months<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres PR (@SabresPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabresPR\/status\/1120701524647215105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Zach Bogosian Recovering From Another Hip Surgery<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t Bogosian&#8217;s first run with hip issues. He had <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/01\/26\/buffalo-sabres-zach-bogosian-rest-season\/\" target=\"_self\">another procedure<\/a> on his hip in January of 2018, an injury that ended his 2017-18 season. After the surgery, it was revealed there had been an issue for years but Bogosian delayed any surgery, turned away by the long recovery time.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the issues are flaring up again. Bogosian missed the first five games of this past season. He then made it through most of the rest of the year, only missing four other games, before being held out of the final eight. That left him with a total of 65 games played.<\/p>\n<p>These 65 games were the most he&#8217;s played in one season since 2011-12. In them, he recorded 19 points. Zach Bogosian and star rookie <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/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><\/strong> appeared in all but four games together. The two were the most consistent defensive pairing on the Sabres roster. While on the ice together, they combined for 24 goals for and 27 goals-against.<\/p>\n<p>Dahlin was prolific at Bogosian&#8217;s side last season. Through his debut season, he recorded 44 points in 82 games. This ranked him fourth on the team in scoring. It also makes him a strong candidate for the Calder Memorial Trophy. The nominees for the Calder get announced on April 27. Dahlin was listed as one of the three nominees in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/04\/09\/2018-19-calder-memorial-trophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Sports Calder prediction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Look at the Sabres Defensive Depth\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bogosian ranked second on the team in average ice time, excluding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/montobr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brandon Montou<\/strong>r<\/a>, who the Sabres acquired at the trade deadline. Looking forward to next season, there&#8217;s a good chance he stays at that pace next season too. That is if he can stay healthy. If not, the Sabres do have the ability to have right-handed Montour or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nelsoca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casey Nelson<\/a><\/strong> take his role. Both players had strong ends to the 2018-19 campaign and fans have high hopes for their 2018-19 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"xPw4GjrPQrRyLUA1oprMig\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1125623233\" 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:'xPw4GjrPQrRyLUA1oprMig',sig:'ugJo0iW9ro_-4m9ct80ZJ1h7wqZTa3iwakQ1zmgflZU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1125623233',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 Buffalo Sabres announced on Tuesday that Zach Bogosian had undergone successful hip surgery. The recovery is expected to take five to six months. This timetable takes him right up to the beginning of training camp. The Buffalo Sabres today announced that defenseman Zach Bogosian has undergone successful hip surgery. 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