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Broken Ribs For John Tortorella

01/22/2016 at 4:11pm EST

via tweets from the Columbus Blue Jackets,

An update on #CBJ head coach John Tortorella: he suffered two broken ribs after a collision in today's practice.

Tortorella did not travel to Boston with the team, and it's unlikely he will coach tomorrow's game vs. the Bruins.

via TSN from earlier today,

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella has reportedly broken ribs after a collision with forward Rene Bourque during an outdoor practice Friday, according to Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com.

Bourque clipped his coach while he was skating up the left wing and Tortorella went down "hard, twisting and falling awkwardly on hip/rump," according to Mitchell. Bourque said he "hit a rut" before skating into his coach.

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