Max Pacioretty's career hits another major road block

Before he even played a game for the Carolina Hurricanes Max Pacioretty suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. Pacioretty missed most of the season before making late season return to the Canes lineup. Unfortunately lightning struck twice and Pacioretty fell victim to the same injury once again.

This injury ended Patches' tenure with the Canes. On July 1st, Pacioretty became an unrestricted free agent and very quickly came to terms on a new deal with the Washington Capitals. The one-year $2,000,000 contract was viewed as Pacioretty's bounce back opportunity.

Today Capitals' Head Coach Spencer Carberry spoke to NHL.com about Patches progress and unfortunately it's not all good news.



While it's nice to see the Pacioretty is making progress by the time he steps on the ice it will be nearly 20 months since he's player meaningful games and at almost 35-years-old it's difficult to predict how his body will react.