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The 35-year-old forward has been on long-term injured reserve since Oct. 28 with an ankle injury. Coach Jim Montgomery had said Monday that his recovery was going slower than anticipated. Lucic last played Oct. 21.

Were aware of the Looch situation, Montgomery said Saturday. As an organization its something we take extremely seriously. Looch is taking a leave of absence from the team right now. We support the Lucic family and we will continue to provide support and help for the Lucic family. Out of respect for their privacy, thats all Im going to comment on the details right now.

Montgomery said he had not spoken to Lucic since the incident. Brad Marchand, the Bruins captain and a longtime teammate of Lucic, said he also has not spoken to Lucic.

Were obviously aware of what happened last night with Looch, Marchand said. The biggest thing for us, we care a lot about their family. Were a family in here. Were all very, very close. So, were obviously very concerned and upset for them and what theyre going through, but we have a lot of support for (his wife) Brittany and the kids and for Looch himself.

Because of that, out of respect for them, thats going to be it for now. We dont really have any details. We dont really know a whole lot of whats happened, whats gone on, so its very hard to comment on much of it. But obviously Ive known Looch for a long time, hes a very good friend and its tough to see your teammates and your friends going through stuff like this, and their families. So definitely worried about Britt and the kids and Looch himself, but they have all the support in the world, anything they need were here for them. But yeah, until we know, its tough to comment much on it.

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