Defensemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs

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Defensemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs
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Defenses around the NHL playoffs have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s Brett Pesce going down Monday night and Washington being down to minor leaguers to fill its many voids.

New York Islanders ’ Bo Horvat collides with Carolina HurricanesBrett Pesce during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 22, 2024. “The injuries just accumulated too much,” he said. “And then you’re just not playing at 100%.”

“We’re in kind of wait-and-see mode right now,” Brind’Amour said Tuesday, acknowledging there’s some extra time before his team goes for a 3-0 series lead Thursday night on Long Island. “Don’t want to really jump the gun yet.” “The same way we have with other injuries, departures that we’ve had all year: It’s going to be opportunity for other players to step up and then also not putting that on one person’s shoulders,” coach Spencer Carbery said recently. “The group — D corps, forwards — doing a little bit more to help alleviate .”

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