The year-old likely will land on long-term injured reserve within the next couple of days. McCabe will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. McCabe suffered the injury in Saturday's win over the Devils, but Krueger reiterated Sunday that the team is worried about the potential of serious injury.
The early prognosis is that McCabe will miss time, but expect another update on the defenseman's status following the MRI and further testing. Henri Jokiharju and Brandon Davidson are candidates to enter the lineup for Monday's game against the Islanders. Krueger is typically reluctant to expand on injuries, but he was candid about the seriousness of McCabe's injury after the blueliner collided with Devils forward Nico Hischier in the third period and left the ice in pain.
The early prognosis is that McCabe will miss time. The year-old will undergo further testing, and the Sabres should provide an update before Monday's road game versus the Islanders. McCabe's availability for Tuesday night's contest will likely boil down to a game-time decision. The year-old blueliner picked up three points through the first 10 games of the campaign before being sidelined for two weeks due to the NHL's COVID protocols. The Sabres will be in action for the first time since Jan.
It will be the first time he's missed a game this season. Brandon Davidson will likely take his spot in the lineup Monday. The Sabres are set to play a game for the first time since Jan. McCabe cleared the league's virus protocol, but it's uncertain if he'll be ready to return yet.
Brandon Montour is a game-time decision on the blue line as well. Buffalo's games have been postponed until next Thursday against the Capitals, but if things keep getting worse, that game could be in danger of getting delayed as well. McCabe picked up an assist in Sunday's loss to the Devils. After he recorded a goal and a helper in his season debut, McCabe went scoreless the next eight contests. The assist brings his total up to three points in 10 games, accompanied by 15 hits and 13 blocks.
McCabe posted an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's loss to the Golden Knights.
McCabe had the secondary helper on Jeff Skinner's goal late in the third period. The blueliner now has 11 points in 61 games this season. McCabe has added 84 blocked shots, 82 hits and 68 shots on net in -- his usage is mostly as a defensive presence.
McCabe picked up an assist in Wednesday's loss to Colorado. McCabe got his first helper in 10 games. It's just his third point in his past 32 contests. He now has two goals and eight assists through 60 appearances. McCabe has 82 hits and 82 blocks on the year, those being his biggest assets fantasy-wise.
McCabe dished out an assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's loss to the Avalanche. When most Blackhawks fans think about true defensive defensemen, they think of former Blackhawk Niklas Hjalmarsson.
McCabe blocks a lot of shots, eclipsing the century mark twice in his career. He was one block short of having a third block season in McCabe brings the exact presence the Blackhawks need from their blue line given the structure of their roster.
Despite never posting more than 20 points in a season, McCabe is not short of skill as a blue-liner. He has shown plenty of ability to jump into the play and provide offense from the back end. McCabe picks his spots. For starters, as seen in the clip above, McCabe wore a letter while in Buffalo.
It is clear that he is a leader, and that is something this young Blackhawks team aside from Kane, Toews, and Fleury can use. Over the years, McCabe has collected a pretty impressive amount of hits, some of which end with the entire opposing team trying to take a piece of him. For the record, it looks like a pretty clean hit.
Just hard. Take whatever stance you will, but McCabe is far from afraid of contact. Also, he has been known to throw hands with opponents as well. Why is this important? Well, the Blackhawks have been criticized for years now that their blue line is soft. Outside of Connor Murphy, very few Blackhawks defensemen have come to the aid of either their goaltender or another teammate.
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