Other details have emerged concerning the accident (and the health condition) of Emil Heineman.

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Crédit:

This is the news of the day: the Canadiens announced this morning that forward Emil Heineman was involved in a traffic accident (while he was a pedestrian) in Salt Lake City.

The Canadiens also announced that the forward would miss three to four weeks of activities… But there weren’t many details regarding the accident and the player’s health status.

Additional information is starting to come to light, however.

Here’s what you need to know: Heineman was struck by a car while walking alone a little before 3 PM (Salt Lake City time) and he subsequently received treatment from the Canadiens’ medical staff.

The agent of the player in question said in an interview in Sweden that they might be talking about a broken wrist and that his player would consult a specialist to determine the exact nature of the injury.

But Emil Heineman’s agent wanted to emphasize that “it’s nothing too serious,” which allows us to believe that the forward is doing relatively well at the time of writing.

Clearly, we can agree that this sucks.

This sucks for the organization, for the player… And for the fans, because the forward was playing his role perfectly in Martin St. Louis’s lineup since the start of the season.

But at least, Heineman avoided the worst and that’s the main takeaway from this story.

Martin St. Louis joked with reporters by saying that it’s more the car that took the hit due to the size of the Swede:

It should be noted that the driver of the car that hit Heineman is a city employee of Salt Lake City.

He was not paying attention and collided with the Canadiens player:

Other guys will need to step up during Heineman’s absence – we can agree on that – and it will be interesting to see how the Canadiens will deal with this situation in the coming weeks.

Because we must not forget one thing: the Canadiens’ 4th line (Armia, Evans, and Heineman) had been excellent lately and had played a role in the team’s recent success.

So I can’t wait to see if whoever replaces him before his return will be able to be just as useful…

Overtime

Let’s recall that the Canadiens will not make any call-ups for their game tonight in Salt Lake City.

However, we can expect some movement tomorrow…

For tonight, it will be Michael Pezzetta taking Emil Heineman’s spot in the lineup. Alex Newhook will be able to play, and Monty will get the start against André Tourigny’s team: