Canadiens Provide Injury Update on Cole Caufield

The Montreal Canadiens will have to continue training camp without their stud rookie Cole Caufield, as the sniper is going to miss at least a week due to an upper body injury.

Ducharme says it’s an upper-body injury for Cole Caufield. Will miss “about one week.”

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) September 27, 2021

At this point it doesn't appear to be anything serious, however if it continues to linger throughout the year it could become a strength and stamina concern. Caufield is expected to push for the Calder Trophy in 2021-22 and is becoming a fan favorite and superstar in the Montreal media.

Caufield did suit up for the Canadiens on Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs and in warmups of the intra-squad game the following day, decided it was not feeling well and couldn't go. His skating looked up to NHL speed during Saturday's opener, but his shot was all over the place. At this point it's hard to determine if it's related at all, but take a look at Caufield against the Leafs and he definitely wasn't his normal sharp self.

Elite goalscorer Cole Caufield missed the net by 50 feet on a breakaway pic.twitter.com/yzDIR3NRoU

— Ah yes, the Leafs. (@LeafsAllDayy) September 26, 2021

40 goals for @colecaufield 👀 https://t.co/gMI5RUgVQy

— Trevor Zegras (@tzegras11) September 20, 2021

Photo credit:  Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

Dominique Ducharme indique que Cole Caufield devrait être à l'écart du jeu environ une semaine à cause d'une blessure mineure au haut du corps.

Dominique Ducharme says Cole Caufield should be out for about one week with a minor upper-body injury.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/EBNzEIlpmd

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 27, 2021