Any injury is frustrating, but this one feels especially cruel for Sam Honzek.

The 21-year-old Calgary Flames winger left Saturday night’s shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets early after colliding with captain Mikael Backlund. It was immediately obvious that Honzek was in serious pain, and the Flames confirmed Sunday afternoon that he’ll be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

For a guy who had broken through at the NHL level and had been one of the few good news stories for the Flames this season, it’s a tough bit of news.

“Anybody that’s going to miss a little bit of time with an injury, you’re going to feel bad for them,” said Flames head coach Ryan Huska. “He’s done a lot of great things for us and I think has a better understanding of what he has to be like to play in the N

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