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Habs’ Geoffrion out of hospital after skull fracture surgery

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Some good news out of Montreal on Wednesday: Canadiens forward Blake Geoffrion was released from hospital after undergoing surgery for a depressed skull fracture.

The 24-year-old has yet to speak publicly -- he did manage to walk around downtown Montreal and have lunch with his fiancee -- but his father, Danny, updated Blake’s status.

“You almost have to think it’s a miracle,” the elder Geoffrion told the Montreal Gazette. "[Blake] just can’t believe that this has happened. And that’s what is so tough mentally.

“He’s just asking himself the ‘why’ question.”

Here’s more on Geoffrion’s trying last few days, from the Hamilton Spectator:

During a CT scan, Blake had gone into convulsions. Quickly it became apparent that he had a depressed skull fracture and a piece of his skull had been pushed into his brain. This was suddenly very dangerous. Without hesitation, they OK’d the operation. Then waited nervously for word...

...A day later, Danny says he and his wife stared out the window as the sun rose over Montreal, a city he knows so well. It was beautiful, he thought. Then they turned and looked at their kid lying on a hospital bed. Half his head was shaved. A long, snaking incision starting from his sideburn curled over the scalp to look like a giant question mark.

It remains unclear if Geoffrion will be able to return to the ice this season.

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