Matt Grzelcyk Injury: Bruce Cassidy Gives Encouraging Update On Bruins D-Man

Matt Grzelcyk won’t play in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, but a return to the series still is possible for the Boston Bruins defenseman.

Grzelcyk missed Saturday night’s Game 3 due to the head injury he suffered during Game 2. St. Louis Blues center Oscar Sundquist, the man who delivered the hit that injured Grzelcyk, was handed a one-game suspension by the NHL Department of Player Safety.

Ahead of Monday night’s Game 4, Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy offered an encouraging update on his banged-up blueiner, even opening the door for a possible return Thursday night in Game 5.

Check out these tweets:

Bruce Cassidy said Matt Grzelcyk is improving: “Better than where he was.”

— Fluto Shinzawa (@FlutoShinzawa) June 3, 2019

#Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy says Matt Grzelcyk is better today.
Still no word if he can play for game 5, but there’s hope.

— Raul Martinez (@RaulNBCBoston) June 3, 2019

Cassidy says Matt Grzelcyk is “better than he was” and there seems to be “a chance” he returns in this #StanleyCup Final from suspected concussion suffered in Game 2.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 3, 2019

The Bruins currently hold a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series.

Puck drop Monday night at Enterprise Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Sundquist is expected to play for St Louis.