Blake Wheeler of the Winnipeg Jets is set to miss a significant amount of time after taking a puck to the groin Thursday night.
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman shared head coach Rick Bowness' update on the veteran forward:
''WIN coach Rick Bowness announces Blake Wheeler out at least one month — needed surgery after taking shot to groin Thursday. Bowness (and everyone else) marvels how Wheeler stayed in game...''
Somehow, the 36-year-old finished the game after the injury, which did not go unnoticed by his teammates, especially Bowness:
''Incredible he played the third period through that injury. He's one tough cookie,” said Bowness.''
The former Bruin is enjoying a bounceback season with nine goals and 17 assists in 29 games. Wheeler had his captaincy stripped this offseason after a terrible all-around 2021-22 from the Winnipeg squad.
It turns out that this isn't the first time that Wheeler put his ''nether regions'' on the line to block a shot.
