According to the AHL’s transactions page, the Vancouver Canucks have assigned forwards Lane Pederson and Sheldon Dries, as well as defenseman Noah Juulsen, to the Abbotsford Canucks.
The moves leave Vancouver with only 12 healthy forwards and seven healthy defensemen on the active roster, meaning that the team could soon activate some players from injured reserve. The most likely options are Brock Boeser, Riley Stillman, and/or Quinn Hughes, who are all listed as day-to-day with their injuries and are on regular injured reserve. Defensemen Travis Dermott and Tucker Poolman remain on long-term injured reserve.
Vancouver is near the top of the league in man-games lost due to injury in this young season, and it reflects in their 2-5-2 record. But after winning back-to-back contests, the team is finally beginning to play with the level of confidence required to win hockey games. With some of their top players primed to soon return to the lineup, the tone around the team is certainly more optimistic than it was a week ago.
Pederson was acquired just yesterday, along with defenseman Ethan Bear, from the Carolina Hurricanes. He had spent the early part of the year in the AHL with Carolina’s affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, and did not register a point in four games. Dries and Juulsen, on the other hand, have combined for an assist in four NHL appearances this year with the Canucks. They’re all significant reinforcements for an Abbotsford team that’s 3-2-0 to start the season.
Sorry…why was this news worthy of making this site?
because that’s a website that covers hockey teams’ roster changes
What? HockeyDude, you are certainly not a hockey dude or, at best, you are certainly new to the sport.
Au contraire, Pooch, I’ve been around the game for quite some time. I just come from the “old school” where 3 minor leaguers getting sent to the minor leagues doesn’t constitute prominent news and would like more relevant content. I guess it’s on me to find a better site and leave you children to play in the sandbox
Miss HockeyDuche77… you take the time check the site, read & comment on the story & then whine like a lil troll pup? Hmmm