Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle’s injury may be far worse than initially believed. While the team announced Wednesday that Guhle underwent surgery for a lacerated quadriceps muscle and would be out indefinitely, new details have emerged.

There’s no sugar-coating the Kaiden Guhle injury for the Montreal Canadiens. It’s a huge blow to a team that, with exception to fourth-liner Emil Heineman, had finally been healthy with the recents results to by and large match.

The Montreal Canadiens will have to make do without their top shutdown defenceman. Kaiden Guhle is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on a lacerated quadriceps muscle, the Canadiens announced Wednesday.