Garland and Rossi were both absent from the Canucks' practice this morning.
The Vancouver Canucks are not starting the new year off on the right foot, it seems, as both Conor Garland and Marco Rossi were absent from practice today. Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote later confirmed that both players will be out for “at least a week” before being re-evaluated.
Many were sharp to note that Rossi did not play in the final eight minutes of Vancouver’s last game, a 6–3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night at home. Prior to being traded to the Canucks on December 12, Rossi had missed a month of play due to injury.
“I think they're making sure that they do the right thing with it, and we'll see in a week where he's at,” Foote said after practice on Thursday, also confirming that Rossi’s ailment is a lower-body injury.
Foote pointed out that Garland’s injury isn’t something that has remained with him throughout the season, but did note that the forward has been “playing through some stuff” as of late. He did point out, however, that there was a missed call on Garland during the last game that he was surprised didn’t get called.
“He got [a] slew foot. I’m surprised, like that kind of play, I was surprised all four guys missed it.”
This is not Garland's first injury absence of the season, as the forward has missed time in both October and November.
Foote also mentioned that Brock Boeser had been dealing with “a little bit of an injury” prior to the holiday break, but that the forward has since gotten over this.
Vancouver is back in action tomorrow night against the Seattle Kraken, kicking off a back-to-back at Rogers Arena to start the new year. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 pm PT.
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