Overview
- General manager Patrik Allvin placed Marco Rossi on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 30 and recalled Arshdeep Bains from AHL Abbotsford.
- Head coach Adam Foote said Rossi and Conor Garland will be evaluated in a week, noting Rossi has a lower-body injury and Garland was hurt on an unpenalized slew foot against Philadelphia.
- Rossi blocked a third-period shot on Dec. 30 and did not play the final eight minutes; Garland was not placed on IR as of Jan. 2.
- At practice, Linus Karlsson and Max Sasson were elevated into top-six roles as the Canucks adjusted forward lines and power-play units.
- Rossi, a key piece from the Quinn Hughes trade, has one goal and one assist in eight games with Vancouver, and the Canucks host Seattle on Friday before facing Boston on Saturday.