Caufield in high spirits at Canadiens practice despite injury (VIDEO)
Cole Caufield might not be with the Montreal Canadiens for the rest of the season, but heās keeping a good head on his shoulders about it.
Well, clearly a strong head, given the size of the hat he wore to the Canadiens practice in Brossard on Friday afternoon.
TVA Sports journalist Marc-AndrƩ Perreault shared a video of the 22-year-old forward laughing and having a good time on the bench while wearing a baseball hat much larger than that of Jake Evans, standing next to him
Tu ne peux quand pas confisquer les bĆ¢tons de tous les garƧonsā¦
NDLR. Cāest celui de Xhekaj et cāest son Ć©paule droite le problĆØme alors calmos š šµāŖļøš“ pic.twitter.com/zkAwZMpfDq— Marc-AndrĆ© Perreault (@MA_PerreaultTVA) January 27, 2023
Caufield, who addressed the media earlier in the day, is out for the remainder of the 2022-23 season due to a shoulder injury, but was still present at the Habsā on-ice session Friday morning, using his strong shoulder and some of Arber Xhekaj’s gear to stickhandle on the side.
āI think they took my sticks away in the locker roomā¦ and my skates,ā Caufield said to the media Friday morning.
Caufield dislocated his shoulder twice through the season already, pushing him to require surgery despite his desire to keep playing.
āI didnāt want to stop playing,ā he said. āI had a couple of tests done to look at it more clearly but, in the end, like it couldāve been one more fall, and it could have been even worse.ā
In his third NHL season, Caufield scored 26 goals, 10 assists and 36 points in 46 games, as the Canadiens slightly over-delivered on pre-season expectations through the first half of the regular season.
āIt really wasn’t up to me to stop playing, but with the right circumstances, I feel this is the best decision long term.ā
While his injury may help Montrealās desire to dip into the bottom of the NHL standings and the Conor Bedard sweepstakes, Caufield is keeping in good spirits amid the situation.
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