Flames right winger Troy Brouwer has undergone surgery to repair a broken finger, reports Postmedia’s Kristen Odland (Twitter link). Sportsnet’s Roger Millions adds via Twitter that Brouwer will be out week-to-week. The injury was sustained on December 23rd against Vancouver.
Teammate Johnny Gaudreau also had a broken finger this year and missed ten games as a result. In a follow-up tweet, Millions suggests the circumstances for Brouwer’s injury are similar to Gaudreau’s but that the break is in a different location.
Brouwer is in his first season with Calgary after signing a four year, $18MM contract back in July and has recorded eight goals and nine assists in 36 games this season while primarily playing a top six role. He also leads the team with 76 hits.
The Flames did get some good news on the injury front as well. Mikael Backlund left yesterday’s game in Colorado with a lower body injury after blocking a shot. However, it appears his injury is a minor one. He took a maintenance day today and is expected to be ready to play tomorrow against Anaheim.
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