Andrei Markov might return to Montreal to look after the rib injury he sustained during the second period of last Friday's KHL contest against Yugra Khanty-Mansiisk. It was reported on Sunday by Sovietsky Sport's Genadi Boguslavsky and Moscow's RIA Novosti news agency that the Canadiens defenseman would not travel with his KHL squad on their three-game road trip this week that comes before the leagues' schedule break. After this week's action, Vityaz's next scheduled action will take place versus Dynamo Moscow on Nov. 14 and he had originally planned to return to Montreal during the break. Markov told La Presse on Saturday that the ailment is "nothing serious" and that his knee "wasn't touched," but he wasn't available for comment on Sunday to confirm his plans.