BREAKING NEWS: Max Pacioretty Gets Hit With The Absolute Worst News Possible..
BREAKING NEWS:
Newly acquired forward Max Pacioretty will be off the ice for six plus months, and will possibly only return when the NHL's All-Star game takes place, a LONG ways into the season. The Hurricanes announced he'll be having surgery to repair a torn Achilles, and is «expected» to be out six months, that time frame can change at any time for the worse or for the better. Praying he can recover fully while doing so healthily.
This is tough news for Max, as he recently escaped the Vegas Golden Knights, and was hoping for a fresh start with the Hurricanes.
Hurricanes official statement:
�'RALEIGH, N.C. - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's
Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that forward Max Pacioretty will undergo surgery to repair a
torn Achilles.
The procedure will be performed by Dr. Kevin Logel at Raleigh Orthopaedic on Wednesday. Pacioretty's expected recovery time is six months. Pacioretty, 33, was acquired by the Hurricanes along with defenseman Dylan Coghlan from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for future considerations on July 13, 2022.
He tallied 37 points
(19g, 18a) in 39 NHL games with Vegas in 2021-22. The 6'2", 217-pound forward has recorded 642
points (323g, 319a) in 850 career NHL games with Montreal and Vegas. The New Canaan, Conn.,
native was drafted by the Canadiens in the first round, 22nd overall, of the 2007 NHL Draft.«
Max Pacioretty will undergo surgery to repair a torn Achilles tomorrow in Raleigh. His expected recovery time is six months.
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AOUT 10 | 98 ANSWERS BREAKING NEWS: Max Pacioretty Gets Hit With The Absolute Worst News Possible.. Do you think Vegas knew Pacioretty needed surgery before trading him? | ||
| Yes, Vegas is dirty! | 71 | 72.4 % |
| No | 17 | 17.3 % |
| Well, they must�ve told Carolina. | 10 | 10.2 % |
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