Lemon Face Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, elvis15 said: Hoped at list Blueger back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 hour ago, elvis15 said: Yes, today's injury update from Toc was a bit disappointing. Soucy and Mikheyev continue to get "closer" (of they are) and Briser and Blueger seem to be worse than expected. If I understood, neither Briser not Blueger is going on the road trip (at least to start). The Canucks have a lot of depth at the forward position so, although Mik and Blueger are very good, the forwards are good even with them out. The D is a lot more iffy. Juulsen and Hirose struggled against Edmonton and were not particularly good in pre-season. Wolanin, Irwin, and McWard were all contenders to make the roster but none of them seized the opportunity and Rathbone and Johannsson are a step below that. Hope that Soucy is ready soon. Not sure whether he would replace Hirose or Juulsen. My guess is that he would take Hirose's spot as Toc likes D's on their natural side if possible. Fortunately, Hughes and Hronek look great and Cole and Myers have exceeded expectations (mine, anyway) and have looked good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanuck12 Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Lemon Face said: Hoped at list Blueger back. Now that we have Lafferty, there isn't any rush to get Blueger back Lafferty may evan be an upgrade. But as good as he may be one day, you can't say the same for Hirose over Soucy. Soucy is the guy we need to ge back ASAP, IMHO. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Yeah, Soucy will be a big help coming back. Blueger will make a difference too, and we'll see the difference more depth in the forwards makes having him and Mikheyev back. It'll be a much stronger lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Lots of little updates throughout the day today, but Soucy is on the road trip! It is 5 games spanning 10-11 days so he could get in anywhere on those games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman1964 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Well I'm thinking the haters are finally getting a glimpse of a team that isn't injured at D badly like the start of last season and that's only part of it! However our local sports writimg idiots who write laughable content at best are still talking about as if we just sucked at the start and failed to remember our D corps were decimated, Demko wasn't himself, Mik went down, how the F does any team in the NHL win games in that state? Our Vancouver media is nothing but a laughable joke and funnier is the idiots who are stupid enough to believe them. String a few wins together and they'll be doing nothing but praise, funny thing, most of them said we'd have a hard time at the start and fall back to last year's scenario. How stupid can they possibly be?? Can it be any worse? Probably! I didn't think so before but they proved otherwise (again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 When they went out and got Lafferty last minute you know that our management knew Blueger would be out long term, it wasn't just a day to day bruise. Funny how they tell the media one thing but know something completely different and they acted on it. It's probably to throw other teams off more than the fans though, but you know that PA knew Blueger would be out for a while so he had to act fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggy Bear Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 9 hours ago, DownUndaCanuck said: When they went out and got Lafferty last minute you know that our management knew Blueger would be out long term, it wasn't just a day to day bruise. Funny how they tell the media one thing but know something completely different and they acted on it. It's probably to throw other teams off more than the fans though, but you know that PA knew Blueger would be out for a while so he had to act fast. didn’t he bruise it blocking a shot in game 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 2:54 AM, DownUndaCanuck said: When they went out and got Lafferty last minute you know that our management knew Blueger would be out long term, it wasn't just a day to day bruise. Funny how they tell the media one thing but know something completely different and they acted on it. It's probably to throw other teams off more than the fans though, but you know that PA knew Blueger would be out for a while so he had to act fast. Canucks didn't go out get Lafferty as in looked for a player like him and called Toronto to ask for him. Actually it was the opposite of that. TML couldn't keep Lafferty because cap reasons. They had to move him even though they didn't want to. So the Leafs called the Oilers first. They wanted Vincent Desharnais in return from the Oilers. He's a Dman and Oilers really like him so declined. After that the Leafs called the Canucks offered Lafferty for cheap. Canucks obviously jumped on it and got him for a 5th. I think the Leafs wanted to do right by Lafferty. Send him to a team he'd be happy at. They called the Oilers and Canucks and offered him. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Face Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Anybody coming back next game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 i thought mikheyev wanted to play in the first game how long can it be for him to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barn Burner Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 12:36 PM, Huggy Bear said: didn’t he bruise it blocking a shot in game 1? No. Blueger didn't play game 1. He was hurt during the pre-season. Too bad. He was playing real gud! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggy Bear Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Barn Burner said: No. Blueger didn't play game 1. He was hurt during the pre-season. Too bad. He was playing real gud! Oh, that’s right. I remembered that wrong. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Road schedule looks good. No back to backs. Couple of 2 day breaks. Maybe they will get all three (Soucy, Bleuger and Illya) back by the end of the trip. Hopefully next home game will be able to ice the full lineup as drawn up by management. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 31 minutes ago, smithers joe said: i thought mikheyev wanted to play in the first game how long can it be for him to play? Once he is off the non contact practices then he should be close. Would watch for that on the daily practice lineup updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) Update: Patrick Johnston of The Vancouver Province is reporting that Vancouver Canucks center Teddy Blueger injury status has been changed to week to week. Blueger was originally thought to have a bruised knee, but apparently will not travel with the team on their upcoming road trip. Blueger originally suffered the injury when he blocked a shot back on October 6th in a preseason game against the Calgary Flames. He joined the Canucks two days later for practice but lasted just 15 minutes before the injury caused him to leave. The injury will force Blueger to further delay his regular season debut with the Canucks after a solid preseason had fans feeling optimistic about his upcoming season with the team. Blueger signed a one-year $1.9MM contract with the Canucks on July 1st after a disappointing season last year split between the Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins. Blueger posted just four goals and 12 assists last year in 63 games while being deployed largely as a fourth-line center and penalty-kill specialist. In other Canucks injury notes: The Canucks injury news isn’t all bad. The Vancouver Province posted that injured defenseman Carson Soucy skated with the Canucks yesterday in a non-contact jersey and will travel with the team on their upcoming road trip. Soucy also took part in extra skating drills before practice as he tries to get into game shape. Soucy was originally injured a week ago in a preseason game against the Flames and was thought to be out week to week but could be back sooner than later. The Vancouver Province reported that Canucks forward Ilya Mikheyev has gone from practicing with the team in a regular jersey to a non-contact jersey. The 29-year-old had been in a regular jersey for almost a week but was downgraded yesterday for an undisclosed reason. The Canucks thought earlier in the week that Mikheyev might be ready for the Canucks October 17th game against the Philadelphia Flyers but given the setback that return now seems unlikely. Like Soucy, Mikheyev took extra skating before the team’s practice yesterday as he tries to get into game shape. Edited October 16, 2023 by Googlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) Soucy looks like he's drawing in on the third pairing with Juulsen, and Mikheyev is the 13th forward still. Edited October 16, 2023 by elvis15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs and Podz Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, elvis15 said: Oh boy!! Send Juusen down or Hirose (doesn't have to clear waivers)? Who else... Picking between Beau, Hög and Garly... I really hope they can find a suitor for Garly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) They aren't sending anyone down right now as they have Studnika on the emergency recall. That allows them to go over the 23-man roster by one. We have Mikheyev and Hirose as extra healthy players, and Blueger and Brisebois recovering still. Edited October 16, 2023 by elvis15 I should say "healthy" for Mikheyev. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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5forFighting Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 4 hours ago, Jaimito said: He'll play, you know he'll play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Face Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, 5forFighting said: He'll play, you know he'll play... Have ugly feel Mik has to wait Garland trade for some reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure10Kuzmenko96 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 4:49 PM, Lemon Face said: Anybody coming back next game? Soucy is a game time decision 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Lemon Face said: Have ugly feel Mik has to wait Garland trade for some reason. Getting Garland moved for a bottom pair RSD while clearing some cap will certainly help us. Hughes, Hronek Cole, Myers Soucy, Garland return. (Not Peek a Boo!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 2:03 PM, smithers joe said: i thought mikheyev wanted to play in the first game how long can it be for him to play? Yes, but he didn't say of which season.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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