Andrei Svechnikov's injury might not be as bad as the Carolina Hurricanes initially feared.
"It's not as bad as maybe it looked on TV," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said of his injury Monday, according to Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer.
Svechnikov was helped off the ice late in Game 3 versus the Boston Bruins with what appeared to be a leg injury. On Sunday, Brind'Amour said he "highly doubts" the young forward would be able to return this postseason.
"Certainly it looked terrible. We feared the worst, I think maybe we dodged that bullet," Brind'Amour said.
There's still no specifics, as the NHL barred all teams from revealing specifics regarding injuries during the restart.
Although he's sidelined, Svechnikov will stay in the bubble with his teammates in Toronto, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Svechnikov, 20, collected seven points in the bubble after a breakout regular season saw him register 61 points in 68 contests.
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