The Boston Bruins have been ravaged by injury in the second half of the season, and now have received the latest bad news. Brandon Carlo will require surgery to repair a broken left ankle, and is out for the next three to four months. While that puts him on target for the start of the 2018-19 season, he’ll miss the entire upcoming playoff run.
Carlo was injured on an awkward fall in the corner while trying to battle against Aleksander Barkov, twisting his ankle under his body and immediately realizing something was wrong. It was in almost the same spot that he was injured last season, which also took him out of playoff contention and basically opening up a spot for Charlie McAvoy to make his debut in the postseason.
Though he’s not as important a member as some of the other injuries the Bruins have faced recently, a loss of Carlo still drastically reduces the depth of Boston’s blue line. With a tough Eastern Conference matchup regardless of whether the Bruins finish first or second in the Atlantic, they needed all the help they could get to try and fight through the inevitable injuries the postseason will bring.
this is unfortunate as he was one of the better d-men they had going this year