Coach Jim Montgomery described Peeke's status as week to week, and called this development "a tough blow."
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Jim Montgomery revealed after his team’s optional skate at Warrior Ice Arena that
Andrew Peekeis “week to week” with an injury, taking one of the team’s sturdiest defensemen out of the equation.
Peeke, who will not travel with his teammates to Toronto for Games 3 and 4, played just 10:20 in
Monday’s 3-2 loss in Game 2, exiting in the second period when a shot from
Tyler Bertuzzi struck him in the hand.
Another stay-at-home defensive option could be
Derek Forbort, who will travel with the team. Forbort,
once seemingly lost for the season after undergoing surgery following the trade deadline, is “day to day,” per Montgomery, but won’t play in Game 3.