Rookie game: Injury to Tyszka overshadows Leafs’ 4-2 win over Canadians
MONTREAL — Coach Joel Bouchard managed to turn two serious injuries that cast a long shadow on the Montreal Canadiens’ rookie camp into a learning experience for his young players.
Montreal’s three-day rookie tournament started and ended on a sour note with injuries to Jake Evans on Friday and Jarret Tyszka on Sunday. Both players left the ice on a stretcher.
The Canadiens dropped both their games — 4-0 to the Ottawa Senators on Friday and 4-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.
What angered Bouchard, coach of Montreal’s American Hockey League affiliate, was that his players didn’t stand up for Evans or Tyszka. Ottawa’s Jonathan Aspirot and Toronto’s Hudson Elynuik skated away without reproach from a Canadiens player.