Per Joe Haggerty at CSNNE.com the Boston Bruins' injured blue liners Adam McQuaid and Johnny Boychuck will be accompanying the team on their protracted road trip through Canada, though neither will play on Saturday night when the Bruins host the Pittsburgh Penguins - nor in the first stop on the roadie at Toronto.
Both Boychuk & McQuaid set to take long road trip w/Bruins as JB55 rides bike less than 48 hrs after Pacioretty hit http://t.co/Ee8AFryGKO
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) December 7, 2013 Boychuck, of course, is dealing with what is being classified as a "sprained back", the result of taking a hard check on the end boards in Boston's 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, while McQuaid is suffering from a flare up of a chronic groin injury sustained early in the season.
McQuaid has been limited to 18 games this thus far, logging nearly 16 minutes per game when he does play and has 3 points to go along with a team-high 39 penalty minutes while rating a plus-seven.
Boychuk also has dealt with back issues this season prior to the trauma suffered on Thursday night, which evolved into a medical emergency when the rugged defenseman with the wicked bombs from the blue line experienced difficulty breathing and the back locked up on him immediately after the hit.
As horrifying as the episode looked, Boychuk was able to fly back to Boston with his teammates, and even found a way to put their fears at ease.
He was even joking around about on the bus right after the game in Montreal, but that’s just who Johnny is. I thought it was the pain meds, but I was wrong. That was just Johnny being Johnny. - Bruins' defenseman Matt Bartkowski
Boychuk's time table for return is slated to be anywhere from three to seven days, though the situation is fluid depending on how the back responds to treatment and rest. He has notched six points and rates a plus-eight while logging just over twenty minutes per game in the 27 contests he played in this season.
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