An update on Max Pacioretty's injury amid Vegas' rough start

The Vegas Golden Knights are in a tough position right now. They're currently 1-4-0 to start their 2021-22 campaign and are without Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Alec Martinez, and Alex Tuch who are all suffering from various injuries.

Max Pacioretty, who was deemed week-to-week by the Golden Knights, has been moved from injured reserve to long-term injured reserve according to CapFriendly. Being on long-term injured reserve means that you'll be out for at least ten games and 24 days. The move also gives Vegas $7 million in their LTI Salary Relief pool.

It's unclear if the move is retroactive to when Pacioretty broke his foot on October 14th against the Los Angeles Kings, but either way, the 32-year-old is not expected to return to the Golden Knights lineup until late-November.

In the two games he appeared in to start the season, Pacioretty had three points (two goals, one assist), no penalty minutes, and was a plus-three.

The Golden Knights will look to turn their season around on Tuesday night when they travel to Colorado to take on the Avalanche.

Vegas has switched Max Pacioretty from IR on LTIR, meaning that he will miss at least 10 games and 24 days.

This also gives the club an additional $7M in their LTI Salary Relief pool to work with until such time as Pacioretty is ready to return.https://t.co/Sxtahahh6c https://t.co/ifCAMHfYxw— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) October 25, 2021

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