Fourteen of Spurgeon’s teammates took the couple up on Thursday’s offer. All in all, there were 31 adults and 22 kids in attendance, plus three turkeys, three hams and a whole pile of fixings.

Spurgeon, 34, laughs when thinking about what his wife and four kids, ages 14 to 5, had to endure. “I give them a lot of credit because I wasn’t the happiest person all the time,” Spurgeon said.

With Spurgeon out, Hynes will have to use a left-shot defenseman on the right side, whether that’s Declan Chisholm, Jon Merrill or Hunt. Advertisement.

The good news is that Spurgeon’s lower-body injury is not as serious as it could have been, and the 35-year-old will play again this season — maybe even later this month.

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Spurgeon’s right leg slammed directly into the end boards. After several moments on the ice, he was helped off and down the tunnel, unable to put any weight on his leg.