Bruins' Charlie McAvoy out 6 months after shoulder procedure

The Boston Bruins said defensemen Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk and Mike Reilly underwent procedures Friday, with McAvoy and Grzelcyk likely to miss the start of the 2022-23 NHL regular season.

McAvoy had a left shoulder "arthroscopic stabilization procedure," the Bruins said in a news release, with an expected recovery timetable of about six months.

That would place the top-pair defenseman's return in December. The reg