MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens forward Rene Bourque will be sidelined eight to 12 weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery on Wednesday.
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The team says the operation was to repair an abdominal wall tear.
Bourque suffered the injury during his off-season training.
The 30-year-old winger had five goals and three assists in 38 games last season.
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