Cole Caufield leaves scrimmage with an apparent injury.

A tough break for the Canadiens.

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Cole Caufield leaves scrimmage with an apparent injury.
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The Montreal Canadiens are in the full swing of training camp and unfortunately that means that bad things can happen when players are stepping up their preparations for the upcoming National Hockey League regular season.

On Sunday the Canadiens were participating in an intrasquad scrimmage game when young forward Cole Caufield appeared to suffer some form of discomfort or injury during the play. To be clear here the Canadiens have not officially classified this as an injury, however the language used in their official release to the public would appear to suggest that there is at least something minor here.

In their official announcement the Canadiens stated that Caufield was pulled for "precautionary reasons," usually a sign that things are not too serious. That being said the team has also opted to list him as day to day which would appear to be an injury designation, albeit a very minor one. We likely won't know more until Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme speaks to the media, and even then his answers are likely to be limited until he hears from the Canadiens training staff.

Caufield has been something of a breakout sensation for the Canadiens following a very strong performance during their deep run to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In fact despite only playing 10 regular season games, where he has 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 career points, Caufield has amassed a whopping 20 playoff games under his belt as an NHL rookie. During the Habs playoff run he had 4 goals and 8 assists and was a significant contributor for the team throughout some tightly contested series.

Understandably a combination of his recent success in the playoffs, the hype generated by the Montreal market, and the long wait that fans have had since the Canadiens drafted him in the first round (15th overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft have led to a tremendous level of excitement surrounding his likely ascension to the full time roster this season. Unfortunately if this proves to be any kind of serious injury fans may have to wait a little longer to see Caufield in action. Even if it is relatively minor, I suspect the Canadiens will handle Caufield very carefully during the preseason games that remain on their schedule prior to the start of the regular season.


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