Forbort skated with his teammates for the first time since breaking his right middle finger Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh and then having surgery.
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SUNRISE, Fla. — Bruins defenseman
Derek Forbort, his broken finger healed well enough, practiced Tuesday for the first time since he was hurt three weeks ago.
Wearing a plastic splint underneath his glove, Forbort took to the ice at FLA Live Arena. During the first drill involving goalies, he launched a slapper at the net and snapped his stick in two.
“This,” Forbort joked, “is what happens when you have a bionic finger.”
The cheerful-yet-deadpan Forbort skated with his teammates for the first time since breaking his right middle finger Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh. The defenseman had surgery two days later. Coach
Jim Montgomery said Forbort was maintaining his skating legs for when he returns.
“There’s no updated timeline on him,” said Montgomery, adding that it was a good sign Forbort could stickhandle and make passes. “Still can’t shoot,” he said, before adding a joke. “Couldn’t before, either.”
Given the nature of the injury, Forbort didn’t believe doctors at first when they told him he had a four-to-six-week timeline. He feels he is on schedule.
“Everything feels good,” he said. “My hands didn’t feel like they got any worse … which is hard to say, but … no, it’s good. Trying to get the shooting back. That’s the last step.”