Boston Bruins’ Foward Pastrnak Has A Crack In Foot
Boston Bruins’ forward David Pastrnak took a shot off his foot against the Arizona Coyotes on October 27 and hasn’t played since. X-rays taken immediately after the incident were negative but his foot remained swollen and painful. The Bruins were hoping that some rest would take care of the problem but on Wednesday a second X-Ray revealed a crack in left foot.
More specifically, it’s a small, non displaced fracture. It’s not a particularly serious injury but the bad news is there’s not much that can be done for it other than rest. According to Bruins’ GM Don Sweeney, that’s what Pastrnak is going to get: “With David’s case, things changed a little bit. The initial X-rays we had were normal. We waited for swelling to go down but the symptoms were still persisting, so we went to have a more definitive CT scan. It did reveal a small, non-displaced crack in an awkward location. So we have to give him some time. The course of action for him doesn’t change, except that he needs a little more rest. We’re going to make sure we’re not taking any chances with him.”
There is some good news on the injury front for the Bruins–defenseman Dennis Seidenberg is getting closer to a return. He’s still being evaluated but has returned to practice and even participated in 3-on-3 drills on Wednesday. Seidenberg says that the issue hasn’t been pain but skating power: “There hasn’t been any pain; it’s all about power in my lower leg and pushing off, and that’s something I have to monitor and judge how I feel. It’s getting close. It’s kind of tough to say, but I’m feeling better on the ice, I’m feeling strong in the battles, and again, it’s about me feeling comfortable skating and just getting better, here.”
Head coach Claude Julien did temper expectations for his performance immediately upon his return: “When a guy hasn’t had a training camp and hasn’t had a game this year, you can’t expect him to come back and be firing on all cylinders. When he does come back, we realize we may have to monitor his ice time and who he plays against and so on, so forth.”