{"id":65030,"date":"2020-01-02T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T16:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=65030"},"modified":"2020-01-02T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T16:26:18","slug":"montreal-canadiens-brendan-gallagher-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/01\/02\/montreal-canadiens-brendan-gallagher-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Out Indefinitely With A Concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> have announced that forward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallabr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brendan Gallagher<\/strong><\/a> will be out indefinitely after a collision in Tuesday&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Claude Julien confirms Brendan Gallagher has a concussion. Out indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Engels (@EricEngels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricEngels\/status\/1212766285001572355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gallagher&#39;s placement on IR is retroactive to Tuesday, Dec. 31. Meaning the soonest we&#39;ll see him is next Tuesday&#8230;Habs play Lightning tonight, Penguins Saturday, Jets Monday, Wings Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Engels (@EricEngels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricEngels\/status\/1212759856609976328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Canadiens to be Without Brendan Gallagher<\/h2>\n<p>Gallagher sustained the injury after taking a hit from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/staaljo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jordan Staal<\/strong><\/a>. As Gallagher was falling he collided with the knee of Habs defenceman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/chiarbe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ben Chiarot<\/strong><\/a>. Chiarot&#8217;s knee hit Gallagher square in the face and the feisty forward stayed down for quite some time. Gallagher eventually got to his feet and skated off under his own power. He did not return to the game.<\/p>\n<p>In 40 games this season, Gallagher has scored 15 goals and 17 assists for 32 points. This puts him second on the team in both goals and points behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatarto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tomas Tatar<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher was originally drafted by the Canadiens in the fifth round, 147th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n<h3>Another Day, Another Injury for the Habs<\/h3>\n<p>The Habs have seemed to have caught the injury bug as they lose yet another forward to injury. You can add Gallagher to the long list of forwards that are out of the lineup. That list also includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/drouijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jonathan Drouin<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/armiajo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Armia<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/byronpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Paul Byron<\/strong><\/a>. All these players are extremely important to the Canadiens offence and both Jonathan Drouin and Joel Armia were playing their best hockey since arriving in Montreal. As if the Canadiens&#8217; depth was not already being test enough, the toughest test is yet to come with the absence of Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher is such an important piece of the Habs lineup as he gives 110% every single shift. He also sparks a lot of the offence for his team with his hard-nosed play. His shoes are impossible to fill in the lineup. Expect young forwards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kotkaje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jesperi Kotkaniemi<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/poehlry01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ryan Poehling<\/strong><\/a> to be leaned upon more as one of them will certainly move into the top six for the Canadiens.<\/p>\n<p>The Habs&#8217; next game will be on Thursday night as they play host to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"qWMptbeNQa1TiFTixv4bUQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1189451125\" 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:'qWMptbeNQa1TiFTixv4bUQ',sig:'I-L1Es7JnTI9rFKQM2F6nmIvKb5bQiUlqOe6cXjBtcw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1189451125',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens have announced that forward Brendan Gallagher will be out indefinitely after a collision in Tuesday&#8217;s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Claude Julien confirms Brendan Gallagher has a concussion. Out indefinitely. &mdash; Eric Engels (@EricEngels) January 2, 2020 Gallagher&#39;s placement on IR is retroactive to Tuesday, Dec. 31. 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