Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle’s injury may be far worse than initially believed. While the team announced Wednesday that Guhle underwent surgery for a lacerated quadriceps muscle and would be out indefinitely,

The Canadiens have announced that defenseman Kaiden Guhle, who had surgery to repair a lacerated quadriceps, will be out indefinitely.

There’s no sugar-coating the Kaiden Guhle injury for the Montreal Canadiens. It’s a huge blow to a team that, with exception to fourth-liner Emil Heineman, had finally been healthy with the recents results to by and large match.

The Montreal Canadiens may be without one of their top defensemen after Kaiden Guhle suffered an undisclosed lower-body injury in Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

That said, it’s not the main takeaway from the game. What stands out is that Kaiden Guhle got injured during the match. His health status is quite uncertain. Injuring yourself like that when your skate gets caught is never a good sign,

One player won't simply replace what Kaiden Guhle brings to the Canadiens as his injury means that Martin St. Louis is looking at less depth and balance on his blue line.

The Canadiens have announced defenceman Kaiden Guhle will be out indefinitely with a lacerated quadricep muscle, which required surgical intervention.