Bruce Garrioch just passed along Travis Green's update on Nick Cousins: "He's not doing great," a day after the Senators center was hit.
That hit came from Jakob Chychrun of the Capitals, late in the third period Tuesday night in Ottawa. Washington went on to win 3-2 in overtime, but the result got buried once Cousins went down.
Garrioch noted that Green did not sugarcoat where Cousins stands.
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The post gives no diagnosis and no timeline, and nothing else in the information we have does either. The injury report doesn't list Cousins, though that tells us little this soon after the game.
We first passed along Travis Green's update on Nick Cousins Tuesday. The wording hasn't softened since.
The 33-year-old has played 19 games this season with 2 goals and 1 assist. He was on the ice for 12:12 against the Capitals, a depth role, but he also has 44 penalty minutes, and that edge is hard to replace on a given night.
The earlier scene is worth revisiting too, since Jakob Chychrun's big hit on Cousins is the reason this story exists.
How long could the Senators be without Nick Cousins?
Nobody has said. Green's words suggest a player who isn't close to a quick turnaround, but without a diagnosis or a date, that is only a read of the tone.
Ottawa can survive it on the ice. At 11-6-2 and fourth in the Atlantic Division, the Senators have bodies for the bottom six, and Hayden Hodgson scored in 6:35 of ice time Tuesday.
Still, the right call is patience. Cousins has 742 NHL games behind him, and rushing a veteran back from a hit that has his coach talking like this would be a mistake for a team trying to climb the standings.
The Senators host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Whether Cousins is in the lineup will be the first real answer.
More to come.
Quick hits
LOS ANGELES KINGS: Andrew Knoll reports Drew Doughty appears to have avoided injury after a scare late in the Kings' loss to Nashville. Kings fans can exhale, for now.
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DETROIT RED WINGS: Moritz Seider's late goal wasn't enough in St. Louis. The Red Wings fell 3-2 to the Blues, their fourth straight loss, and the skid is getting uncomfortable.
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MILESTONE: Jimmy Snuggerud hit 10 goals as the Blues beat the Red Wings 3-2 Tuesday night and snapped a three-game losing streak. He did something no Blue has done since Schenn.
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MONTREAL CANADIENS: Eric Engels reported that Nick Suzuki headed to the Canadiens room late in the third period against the Wild. Montreal will need to say more soon.
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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS: After a 6-3 loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday night, Jim Hiller didn't dodge the question. The team's record, he said, is deserved. Honest, and not a comfortable thing to hear.
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This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.
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