Lance Bouma hasn't played since Oct. 13, when he sustained a broken fibula against the St. Louis Blues. He was supposed to be out for at least three months.
We're just now coming up on the two-month mark, and it seems as though Bouma is progressing faster than expected. He's started taking part in full practices as of late, but that doesn't mean he's about to suit up for an NHL game; after all, that's a lot of time he's gone without skating, and this is the highest level of the sport.
Still, it sure sounds as though Bouma's return to the lineup is going to happen sooner rather than later.