Canadiens' Mike Matheson to miss eight weeks with abdominal muscle strain

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetOctober 13, 2022 - 8:11pm

FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins' Mike Matheson plays during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Boston, in this Thursday, April 1, 2021, file photo. In a way, the NHL's COVID-19 protocols may have been a blessing to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The rules forced the Penguins to basically hole up in the hotel while on the road, offering them time to build chemistry, one of the main reasons they were able to win their first division title in seven years. (Winslow Townson/AP)

Newly-acquired defenceman Mike Matheson will miss at least eight weeks while recovering from an abdominal muscle strain, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday night.

Earlier in the day the team placed Matheson on IR and recalled Corey Schueneman from AHL Laval.

Matheson did not participate in the Canadiens' season-opening win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday and has not skated since Montreal played the Ottawa Senators in pre-season action on Oct. 6.

The Pointe-Claire, Que., native was acquired by his hometown Canadiens along with a fourth-round pick in exchange for Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling this summer.

Schueneman, 27, split his time between the AHL and NHL last season, producing two goals and four assists in 24 games with the Canadiens.

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