After recently returning from injury, Gallagher on the sidelines again for weeks

A tough break for Brendan Gallagher of the Montreal Canadiens in a year where the team is facing a lot of them. Gallagher recently missed a month of action after an injury suffered near the end of November. He played three games before the team said he was day-to-day again. Now, a long-term injury has been announced.

"Brendan Gallagher will be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks due to a lower-body injury," said the official Canadiens Twitter account.

That means Gallagher will return near the end of February or the first of March, which doesn't leave him a lot of time left in the 2022-23 season. No word on whether this injury is the same one he dealt with earlier.

Gallagher has played 25 games with Montreal this season, scoring 4 goals and 9 points. It seems injuries are catching up to the 30-year-old, who has four years left on his contract after this one. It carries a cap hit of $6.5 million.

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