Overview
- Seattle announced the 31-year-old defenseman had successful hand surgery and was placed on injured reserve with a recovery timeline of roughly one month.
- Montour was hurt on Dec. 16 against the Avalanche after a post-whistle scuffle with Brent Burns and missed the following two games.
- He ranks second on the Kraken in average ice time at roughly 21:55 per game with regular power-play usage behind Vince Dunn.
- Coach Lane Lambert elevated Jamie Oleksiak into Montour’s role, returned Josh Mahura to the lineup, and paired Oleksiak with Ryan Lindgren and Mahura with Ryker Evans.
- Seattle has gone 2-8-0 over its last 10 games and sits seven points back of the second wild card held by Utah, though the Kraken have played fewer games.