Following awkward contact approaching the back of the net with Finland's Lassi Thomson, Team Canada captain Barrett Hayton slammed hard into the boards with Thomson on top of him, during Canada's 5-0 win over Finland in the Semi-finals on Saturday.
Here is the 🇫🇮 Lassi Thomson collision with 🇨🇦 Barrett Hayton
🎥 @TSN_Sports #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/bxobzCixVg— Here's Your Replay ⬇ (@HeresYourReplay) January 4, 2020
Though Canada dominated the game to advance to the gold medal game, they still lost a crucial part of their arsenal, as Hayton left the game and did not return.
While updates on Hayton's condition and availability to play for the gold medal are few and far between, TSN's (The Sports Network) Senior Hockey Reporter Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) has reported that the outlook on Hayton's injury is “not positive.”
He noted that Team Canada has not ruled him out officially for the gold medal game against Russia on Sunday. However, it seems unlikely that Hayton will suit up, as Seravalli referred to it as a “long shot.”
Per Saravalli, Team Canada plans to re-evaluate the young forward's condition in the morning.
Having Hayton out of the line up is a big blow to Team Canada, as he leads both the team and the entire tournament in points (11.)
Sounds like outlook on Canada 🇨🇦 captain Barrett Hayton's injury is not positive. He hasn't been ruled out and team plans to reevaluate in the morning, but the belief going to bed Sat night was that Hayton is a bit of a long shot to play in the gold medal game. #WorldJuniors— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) January 5, 2020
