Emil Heineman’s condition is progressing after he suffered an injury last week when he was struck by a motorist in Salt Lake City.
Hit in the “upper body”, probably in the wrist, the Swedish Habs striker had to be absent for a period of three to four weeks.
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And then, this Wednesday, some good news.
“Emil Heineman started skating again, around ten minutes today, when the journalists were in the locker room,” Renaud Lavoie told “JiC”.
“It’s a good sign,” said Renaud, who expects to see Heineman back in the lineup within two weeks.
During this time, the Canadian’s coach, Martin St-Louis, tried several things to compensate for the absence of the 23-year-old Swede, who was having a good season before getting injured.
-There was the Michael Pezzetta experiment, but it was not a success. Used around four minutes per game, which often gave him enough time to take ill-timed penalties, Pezzetta has all the heart in the world, but he lacks tools.
Recalled from the Laval Rocket a few days ago, Owen Beck briefly occupied this chair, but playing only five minutes per game, it is not ideal for him. A developing player has to play more than that.
“I welcome the decision of the Canadian organization to have transferred Owen Beck to Laval to play this evening’s match,” commented Renaud.
Ultimately, St-Louis instead offered other players additional shifts on the ice to compensate for Heineman’s absence. Thus, Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson, in particular, stuck to it.
A tactic that worked well on Tuesday night, when Anderson came to participate in the winning goal scored by Jake Evans in a 3-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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