After receiving an arthroscopic shoulder procedure in early June, Boston Bruins All-Star defenseman Charlie McAvoy is ahead of schedule in his recovery, writes The Boston Globe’s Matt Porter.
Originally set to return around the first of December, it’s now seeming the Bruins could reach full health sooner rather than later. McAvoy was cleared for contact today for the first time this season, taking full practice with the team.
Head coach Jim Montgomery cautions that McAvoy’s return isn’t imminent, however, and he won’t be returning a month earlier than anticipated like his fellow All-Star, Brad Marchand. Montgomery said he remains hopeful McAvoy’s return will come before the Thanksgiving break, but also confirmed he won’t play on this week’s three-game road trip.
The Bruins will likely take their time reacclimating McAvoy to the lineup. As he missed all of training camp and the preseason, the 24-year-old still needs to adapt to Montgomery’s new system, which has the team chugging along with an 8-1-0 record to begin the year.
While Hampus Lindholm has been spectacular in McAvoy’s absence, the Bruins still remain without a top-10 defenseman in the league in their lineup. Coming off a career-high 56 points last season, McAvoy is poised to take another step forward this season, adding a terrifying element to a Bruins team that’s already exceeding expectations in their “Last Dance”-esque season.
Everything’s coming up Bruins so far
Who gets waived or traded to make room?
Reilly cleared waivers on Oct 10th. He could be sent down if McAvoy comes back by Nov 10th.
Reilly was sent down to accommodate Marchand coming off of LTIR. There’ll have to be some major song-and-dance to accommodate McAvoy’s cap hit.
McAvoy never misses a chance to put the maximum hurt on an opponent. While he’s an outstanding defenseman, he’s also a miserable human being.
So because he’s a tough hockey player that makes him a miserable human being? I’d say judging a man you’ve never met makes someone more of miserable human being than anything Charlie has done on the ice.
Trolololo.
And if he was on your favorite team, you would love the guy.