Will Butcher Out For Rest Of Season
5 years agoNew Jersey Devils defenseman Will Butcher will be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season after getting surgery on his right thumb last week. Having sustained the injury in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on February 18th, Butcher has been unable to skate with his team since. The 25-year-old has had trouble taking a step forward offensively since producing a 44-point rookie season back in 2017-2018 and had only posted 21 points (four goals, 17 assists), a minus-eight rating and just 62 shots in 56 contests this season. With his recovery expected to take 3-4 months, Butcher should be ready to go at the start of the 2020-2021 campaign.
Source: NHL.com
Source: NHL.com