Montreal Canadiens forward Tyler Toffoli is out eight weeks after undergoing hand surgery on Wednesday, the team announced on Saturday.
Toffoli had been out indefinitely and was said to undergo further tests, and the result was the surgery. The operation was performed at the Montreal General Hospital by Dr. Edward Harvey.
Laurent Dauphin had been called up to replace Toffoli. Since then Christian Dvorak has also been out with an injury leading to Jesse Ylönen’s recall.
Jake Evans skated at morning skate, but will not play on Saturday against the St.