The Montreal Canadiens announced a bombshell on Saturday morning announcing that Cole Caufield will miss the rest of the season for a shoulder injury that will require surgery.
Caufield, who just turned 22, has 26 goals and 10 assists in 46 games this season. He is the third young player to be announced to be out long-term following injuries to Kaiden Guhle and Juraj Slafkovsky.
Jonathan Drouin was retroactively placed on IR, and the team has recalled forward Alex Belzile from the Laval Rocket. They would have had 10 healthy forwards on the roster on Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.