Good news for the Nashville Predators, as it’s expected that leading-scorer Patric Hornqvist will be perfectly fine and is expecting back in time for the playoffs to begin. Of course, coach Barry Trotz is being incredibly forthcoming with the status of his player. From Bryan Mullen of The Tennessean:
“The early preliminary information, without getting too specific, I think we expect him to be ready for Game 1,” Trotz said.
“I don’t know anything more, really, than it’s an upper body injury,” Trotz said.
Obviously.
Trotz also isn’t happy with the circumstances surrounding the injury, which is understandable. Hornqvist was being checked from behind when he was hit with Shea Weber’s shot as he went down.
Trotz had no doubt what happened: “He got crosschecked and was really in a vulnerable position. Those are just dangerous plays. You rely on the referees to try and protect you from that.”