{"id":222115,"date":"2025-10-13T18:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/222115\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:28:08","slug":"mammoth-defenseman-sean-durzi-expected-to-miss-4-weeks-with-upper-body-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/222115\/","title":{"rendered":"Mammoth defenseman Sean Durzi expected to miss 4 weeks with upper-body injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO \u2014 The Utah Mammoth announced Monday that defenseman Sean Durzi is expected to miss four weeks with an upper-body injury after taking a hit in the team’s overtime win over Nashville on Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

The team description was limited to “upper-body,” but Durzi appeared to damage either his arm or shoulder on the hit that sent the 26-year-old straight to the bench in serious pain.<\/p>\n

The Mississauga, Ontario, native missed 52 games a year ago following early-season shoulder surgery, and the current timetable would put him out for at least another 15 games to start Year 2 in Utah.<\/p>\n

It is certainly not an ideal situation for Utah to lose a top-four defenseman two games into the season, but the moves to bring in veteran Nate Schmidt and give rookie Dmitri Simashev his first NHL opportunity could help lessen the blow.<\/p>\n

Simashev made his NHL debut in the season opener against Colorado, where he has impressed both fans and coaches so far in his brief big league career. The laid-back Russian 20-year-old said his nerves mostly went away by the second period of his first game, as he started to settle in and “just play (his) game.”<\/p>\n

“I’ll keep my game simple,” Simashev said after his debut in Denver. “I want to be effective in this team. Of course, I want to score, but I want to win.”<\/p>\n

In the limited sample size of two games, Simashev is one of four Mammoth players with a positive plus-minus, and he also blocked a pair of shots in Utah’s first win over the Predators.<\/p>\n

Simashev has been paired with 15-year NHL veteran Ian Cole for much of his time on the ice so far, and the rookie had nothing but great things to say about the seasoned vet.<\/p>\n

“He’s a good guy,” Simashev said. “After every shift, he just speaks with me on the bench and after the periods; it’s amazing. He has good experience in this league.”<\/p>\n

Cole is known for his gritty play and received a slap on the wrist from the league in the form of a $2,500 fine on Sunday for a “dangerous trip” against Nashville on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Mammoth finish their opening road trip on Monday in Chicago against the Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. MDT, before returning to Utah for the home opener on Wednesday against the Calgary Flames at 7:30 p.m. MDT.<\/p>\n

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