A little over two weeks after taking a slap shot to the jaw, Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was back on the ice and practicing with his teammates at Warrior Ice Arena on Thursday morning.
McAvoy — donning both a red non-contract jersey and a cage over his face — is not expected to play this week, according to head coach Marco Sturm. But even if Sturm isn’t putting a definitive timeline on McAvoy’s return to game action, his presence during practice stood as a welcome sight.
“We will see how he is next week. There is no timeline,” Sturm said of McAvoy ahead of Thursday’s home game against the Blues.