Canucks: Carson Soucy skates, Teddy Blueger received't journey, now week-to-week

Carson Soucy will journey with the workforce, together with Ilya Mikheyev.

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Carson Soucy took a step ahead Friday in his restoration from an obvious knee damage, however the Vancouver Canucks’ damage disaster reveals no actual signal of abating.

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Soucy, who appeared to harm his knee in a collision within the closing pre-season recreation versus the Calgary Flames per week in the past, practised together with his teammates on the College of B.C. Friday, a pair hours forward of the workforce’s constitution flight to Edmonton. That’s the place the Canucks will face the Oilers Saturday night time in a rematch of Wednesday’s season opener, an 8-1 trouncing of the Oilers by the Canucks.

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Soucy skated in a crimson non-contact jersey, indicating he’s nonetheless not fairly able to return to the lineup however is making progress, a welcome replace after reviews earlier this week that he was doubtless out week-to-week.

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Vancouver Canucks’ Carson Soucy (7) grabs Edmonton Oilers’ Lane Pederson (19) in the course of the first interval of a preseason NHL hockey recreation in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Picture by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Head coach Rick Tocchet mentioned that Soucy will journey with the Canucks as they embark on five-game, 12-day highway journey.

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However the remainder of the Canucks’ damage information Friday wasn’t so good.

Teddy Blueger, who was initially thought to have a bruised knee, is now out week-to-week, Tocchet mentioned, and received’t journey with the workforce, although if issues go properly he might be a part of the workforce on the highway.

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Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) stops Nils Hoglander (21) as Teddy Blueger (53) defends in the course of the opening day of the NHL hockey workforce’s coaching camp, in Victoria, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Picture by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ilya Mikheyev was again in a non-contact jersey on Friday after having been skating in an everyday jersey since Sunday. Tocchet mentioned earlier this week that Mikheyev may be prepared for Tuesday’s recreation in Philadelphia, however with this obvious step again in readiness it’s important to surprise if that’s nonetheless a chance. The Canucks are slated to apply in Philadelphia forward of the sport Tuesday.

Each Mikheyev and Soucy skated forward of Friday’s apply as properly, with expertise coach Yogi Svejkovsky placing them by way of some further skating drills.

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Ilya Mikheyev #65 of the Vancouver Canucks arrives earlier than the sport towards the Seattle Kraken at Local weather Pledge Enviornment on January 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. Picture by Steph Chambers /Getty Pictures

Lastly, Guillaume Brisebois stays out. Suspicion is he’s coping with a concussion, however Tocchet solely mentioned it’s an upper-body subject and doesn’t have a timeline for the defenceman’s return.

Brisebois took a heavy, excessive hit from Seattle’s Brandon Tanev in a pre-season recreation per week in the past.

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