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Brandon Montour
Age: 31Position: D
TOI
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80%
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Goals
51%
Assists
61%
Power-Play
71%
SOG
71%
Plus/Minus
34%
Hits
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Montour underwent successful hand surgery and is expected to be out for the next four weeks.

Montour has not played the past couple of games for Seattle and has undergone surgery to address a hand injury that will keep him sidelined for approximately the next month. The 31-year-old Montour is averaging 21:56 time-on-ice and has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 27 games this season.

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Montour (undisclosed) is being further evaluated and is not expected to play vs. Calgary on Thursday.

Montour exited Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the second period after only 11:46 time-on-ice. The 31-year-old defenseman is averaging 21:56 time-on-ice and has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 27 games. He is not expected to play on Thursday against the Calgary Flames and his status going forward remains uncertain as he awaits further evaluations.

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Montour (undisclosed) left Tuesday's game vs. Colorado and did not return.

Montour exited Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the second period after only 11:46 time-on-ice. The 31-year-old defenseman is averaging 21:56 time-on-ice and has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 27 games. An update on Montour's status should be provided before Seattle returns to action on Thursday against the Calgary Flames.

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Montour (team decision) missed practice for a second straight day on Tuesday.

Montour did not practice for a second straight day on Tuesday, but the team is hopeful he will be able to play when they return to action on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. The 31-year-old Montour has 13 points (5G / 8A) in 20 games this season.

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Montour (ankle) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's season opener after being a full participant in practice.

Montour underwent ankle surgery in the offseason, missing most of training camp, but could be ready for the season opener on Thursday. In his first season with Seattle, Montour had a career-high 18 goals to go along with 23 assists (41 points) in 81 games.

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Montour (ankle) is expected to miss two weeks of training camp.

Montour underwent ankle surgery and is expected to miss the first two weeks of training camp, but the Kraken anticipate that he'll be available for the season opener. In his first season with Seattle, Montour had a career-high 18 goals to go along with 23 assists (41 points) in 81 games.

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Montour (upper-body) was a full participant in practice and will play on Saturday vs. Florida.

Montour exited Seattle's final game before the break for the 4-Nations Face Off but will return to the lineup on Saturday against the Florida Panthers. The 30-year-old Montour has 27 points (10G / 17A) in 56 games this season.

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Montour (personal) is out on Thursday in Toronto due to the birth of his child.

After recording a four-point night (3G / 1A) in his previous contest, Montour will be away from the team on Thursday to celebrate the birth of his child. The 30-year-old Montour, in his first season with Seattle, is averaging a career-high 23:42 time-on-ice and has registered nine points (4G / 5A), 11 blocks, and 19 hits.

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The Kraken are signing Brandon Montour to a seven-year deal worth $49.98 million ($7.14M AAV).

Arguably the biggest defensive free agent is off the market early on Monday as Seattle has signed reigning Stanley Cup Champion Brandon Montour to a seven-year deal worth $49.98 million ($7.14M AAV). The 30-year-old smashed his career highs in 2022-23 after he ended the season fifth in the NHL in defensive scoring with 16 goals and 73 points in 80 games but came back down to earth in 2023-24 with eight goals and 33 points in 66 games played.

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Montour (shoulder) will make his season debut on Friday.

Montour missed the first 16 games of the regular season after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. Montour will look to pick up where he left off last season, where he had career-highs in goals (16), assists (57), points (73), SOG (242), and Power-play points (33). It unclear where Montour will line-up in his first game back, but he should re-claim his spot on the top power-play unit.

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Brandon Montour (shoulder) will be a game-time decision Friday vs. Anaheim.

If Montour can play on Friday, he will be about one week ahead of the initial recovery schedule that targeted him for an American Thanksgiving return date. Montour has yet to play this season but will look to build on an incredible breakout campaign in 2022-23. Last season, Montour scored an impressive 73 points (16G / 57A) in 80 games after only scoring 73 points (23G / 50A) in his 185 combined games prior.

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Brandon Montour (shoulder) is targeting Friday as a possible return vs. Anaheim.

Montour has yet to appear this season for the Panthers' but is expected to travel with Florida on their road trip and has a possibility to return Friday vs. Anaheim. The 29-year-old is coming off a breakout season which saw him finish fifth in the NHL in scoring among defensemen with 73 points (16G/57A) in 80 games played in 2022-23.

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