"ELEMONT, NY New York Islanders defenseman Alex Romanov needs surgery on his right shoulder and will miss five to six months, the team confirmed on Sunday before their tilt against the Seattle Kraken at UBS Arena. Romanov suffered the injury in the final minute of Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars when he was dangerously hit into the boards from behind by forward Mikko Rantanen."
"When the play happened, I didn't have the perfect view, but when I saw him going down, I thought he had a lot more serious injury, Roy said. I mean, it's a serious one because his season is over. In Romanov's absence, veteran blue liner Adam Boqvist will draw into the lineup. He has already appeared in eight games this season."
Alex Romanov requires surgery on his right shoulder and will miss five to six months. The injury occurred in the final minute of a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars when Mikko Rantanen hit him into the boards from behind. Rantanen faced no punishment for that specific hit but was suspended one game for a separate boarding on Matt Coronato. Head coach Patrick Roy said Romanov is not happy and noted disagreement with the league's view of the hit, and Roy feared a much more serious injury when he first saw Romanov go down. Adam Boqvist will draw into the lineup. Jean-Gabriel Pageau is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
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