Boston Bruins star Zdeno Chara is expected to miss at least the next month after suffering a left MCL injury against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday
Tom Kuhnhackl Jersey Womens , the team announcedSaturday.Chara will be re-evaluated in four weeks.The Athletic'sFlutoShinzawareported Friday that the initial timetable was expected to be four to six weeks.Missing games is not something Chara is accustomed to. He has appeared in 70-plus games 15 times during his two decades in the league, including in each of the past three seasons. The last time he missed extended action was in 2014-15, when he was limited to 63 games.He has not missed more than 19 games in a season since becoming a regular in 2000-01, as theBoston Globepoints out.The 41-year-old Bruins captain re-signed with Boston on aone-year, $5 million dealback in March. That ensured he would be back for a 13th season with the team. In 18 games this season
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