MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield stated Friday he would not be having season-ending surgical procedure on his proper shoulder if the workforce had been in playoff competition.
However with the Canadiens close to the underside of the Jap Convention standings, the 22-year-old Caufield stated he determined to have the surgical procedure to guard his long-term well being. The process is scheduled to be carried out by Dr. Peter Millett on Wednesday.
“I did not wish to cease taking part in,” Caufield stated. “I had a pair assessments achieved to take a look at it extra clearly however, in the long run, prefer it might’ve been yet another fall and it might have been even worse.”
Caufield, who leads the Canadiens with 26 objectives in 46 video games, had three completely different medical opinions on his shoulder earlier than concluding that his season was over.
“I feel they’ve seen much more than I’ve and so they know the variations and what they like or don’t love about it,” he stated concerning the medical opinions. “Long run, I feel that is what’s finest however for positive it was robust to sit down out that recreation towards Toronto on Saturday night time.”
Caufield initially felt the damage in an ungainly fall throughout Montreal’s 4-2 loss at Dallas on Dec. 23. He stated his proper shoulder popped, and he changed it himself.
Caufield felt it once more within the Habs’ 4-3 loss at Nashville on Jan. 12. The membership introduced on Jan. 21 that Caufield would miss the remainder of the season.
Caufield is nearing the tip of his three-year, entry degree contract and will probably be a restricted free agent this summer time.