In a media scrum this afternoon, general manager Pierre Dorion acknowledged that Senators Colin White suffered a broken wrist in last night’s preseason opener versus the Toronto Maple Leafs.
White apparently underwent surgery this morning and will now miss the next six to eight weeks recovering from the injury.
White’s injury is the latest devastating news for a Senators club that already looks poised to start the season missing key contributors like Erik Karlsson, Derick Brassard and Clarke MacArthur.
Admittedly, White’s not quite at the level of those veterans (at least not yet), but he was expected to compete and earn a spot in Ottawa’s opening night lineup.