Michel Therrien on Rangers' Brassard's return in Game 4: 'we know exactly where he's injured'

The war of words continues in the Eastern Conference final between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers.

After it was revealed that forward Derrick Brassard is expected to play Game 4, Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien noted his team is aware of the injury that kept the Rangers forward out since the series opener.

"We expect Derick Brassard to play," he said, "and we know exactly where he's injured. Hockey is a small world."

As noted by Arpon Basu of NHL.com, Therrien made a similar comment about Tampa Bay's Ondrej Palat in the first round.

Brassard was the recipient of a hard hit from Montreal's Mike Weaver in Game 1, and missed the past two games with an "upper-body injury."