Tim Stutzle has apparently dodged a major injury.
The Ottawa Senators phenom will miss at least a week with a shoulder contusion suffered Monday against the Anaheim Ducks, head coach D.J. Smith announced Wednesday, according to The Athletic's Ian Mendes.
Stutzle was crunched hard into the boards by Brett Leason.
Here’s the Stützle injury. Immediate flashback to the Norris and Pinto shoulder injuries. pic.twitter.com/WauOsLTmaP
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The Senators are now down their top two centers. Josh Norris has been out since October with a shoulder injury of his own and will be re-evaluated in January. Winger Tyler Motte will also miss about a week with an upper-body injury. Here's Ottawa's projected lineup in the meantime:
Sens lines from the morning skate.
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Tkachuk Brassard Giroux
DeBrincat Pinto Batherson
Lucchini Chartier Gambrell
Kelly Kastelic Watson
Chabot Zaitsev
Sanderson Hamonic
Brannstrom Holden
Heatherington
Stutzle, 20, has recorded 10 goals and 17 assists in 28 games this season.
