Canucks name up Karlsson, Irwin as Myers, Cole miss apply

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The Vancouver Canucks had a pair veteran defencemen miss apply on Wednesday, however the staff insists they’re not in an damage disaster.

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At apply on Wednesday on the College of B.C., neither Ian Cole nor Tyler Myers was on the ice.

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Myers spoke with reporters after apply and mentioned he merely want a so-called “upkeep day.”

Wearing a cushty sweat go well with, Myers appeared joyful and relaxed.

“No query for tomorrow,” he mentioned. Generally simply want these days. All good,” he mentioned.

Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet mentioned it was the same story for Cole, simply two veteran defencemen who wanted a break day.

“They’re taking part in quite a lot of minutes. So, banged up is what it’s,” he defined.

“Huggy and Hronek, they received their break day in order that they wished theirs,” he then joked. “It’s good to get a break day.”

Of their stead was a brand new face: veteran Matt Irwin was skating for the primary time with the NHL squad this season. He’d been known as up and Akito Hirose was despatched again to the AHL.

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Tocchet indicated he wished to gauge the place Irwin’s recreation is at. It was Irwin’s thirty sixth birthday on Wednesday.

Irwin performed in 60 video games for the Washington Capitals final season; he’s skated in 13 with AHL Abbotsford to date this season, posting a pair of assists and 10 penalty minutes.

Tocchet mentioned he appreciated the truth that Abbotsford is simply 45 minutes away — “or three hours with visitors,” he joked — and thus he may check out a number of depth choices up shut.

“Perhaps throw him in a pair practices and see the velocity of it. Perhaps you understand, who is aware of, he may very well be an choice or perhaps it’ll be (Filip) Johansson down the highway. I feel when you may have that flexibility to try this, it actually makes a distinction,” he mentioned.

Additionally known as up was ahead Linus Karlsson, who made an impression on head coach Rick Tocchet in his NHL debut two weeks in the past.

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“I identical to his hashmark-down recreation. I feel RJ loves him, our GM (Ryan Johnson) down there loves him. I feel he’s the kind of man that you simply’re all the time in search of, these wall guys that go to the web and he’s a man that may try this. So you understand he may get a glance. I don’t know if it’s tomorrow, however he’ll get a glance once more,” Tocchet mentioned.

Karlsson takes over the roster spot that was made empty by Tuesday’s commerce of Anthony Beauvillier.

He skated as an additional ahead, largely with J.T. Miller’s line.

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