Regardless of a daring proclamation from Group USA head coach Mike Sullivan that “Quinn Hughes is coming,” the defenseman is not going to, actually, be touring to Boston for the 4 Nations Face-Off championship recreation in any case.
NHL insider Pierre LeBrun reported Wednesday that the Canucks’ defenseman wasn’t medically cleared and certain wouldn’t have performed until USA sustained one other harm along with Charlie McAvoy forward of its showdown with Canada on Thursday.
Hughes skated Tuesday and Wednesday in Vancouver as he returns from an undisclosed harm that pressured him to withdraw from the match after being named to the preliminary roster — with Jake Sanderson taking his place.
Group USA’s lineup saga started after McAvoy was hospitalized because of an an infection and shoulder harm — which can trigger him to overlook the ultimate.
“Upon returning to Boston, he developed increasing pain, for which he was evaluated by the Boston Bruins’ medical staff. After undergoing x-rays, MRIs, and bloodwork, he was diagnosed as having an infection in his right shoulder, as well as a significant injury to his AC joint,” the Bruins head group doctor Dr. Peter Asnis stated in a press release Wednesday. “He underwent an irrigation and debridement procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital on February 18. He remains in the hospital, where he is being treated with IV antibiotics, and his condition is improving.”
That, not less than for a short time, created a state of affairs the place Hughes — the brother of Group USA star Jack Hughes — might find yourself being a Group USA contingency plan.
However that gained’t be the case.
