Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov will be out four months with a torn tendon that he suffered on opening night. He isn't expected to return until after the Vancouver Olympics in February.
The veteran defenceman suffered the injury during a collision with goalie Carey Price in the third period of Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Markov had surgery on Thursday night following the game in Toronto to repair the laceration to his ankle.
"It's not a very nice feeling knowing that it was your skate that did it," Price said. "But then again, you know there's nothing you can really do about it."
Markov, a 30-year-old veteran, is Montreal's top defenceman and has quarterbacked an effective power play over the last few seasons. Last season, he had 12 goals and 52 assists and played in his second consecutive all-star game.
Fantasy Impact: This will hurt the ThunderCats because Markov is a top 6 offensive d-man in the NHL. He logged alot of minutes and gets a lot of Power Play Points. He had over 60 points last year. And was probably going to put up similar numbers. The Cats have signed Brent Seabrook to take his place on his current roster along with bench player Lubomir Visnovsky who is DTD.
