BOSTON — Team USA defenseman Charlie McAvoy is expected to miss multiple weeks of action for the Boston Bruins after undergoing a procedure on Tuesday to cut out and clean an infection, sources told Daily Faceoff.
McAvoy was ruled out of Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off winner-take-all championship game against Canada, a crushing blow to miss a potential watershed moment for hockey in the United States in a rivalry game played on home soil in his home barn.
McAvoy, 27, was hospitalized on Monday night after sources indicated he had severe pain from an infection that developed stemming from a relatively minor “upper-body” injury. The infection required urgent medical attention to stabilize the infection and stop the…