Daniel Sedin

When Daniel Sedin failed to practise Monday, general manager Mike Gillis stressed that the Vancouver Canucks left winger hasn’t re-injured his left foot. He also defended the process that led to the Swede pushing his rehab on Nov. 8 in Dallas to the extent that he won’t skate with the team again until Wednesday and possibly play Friday.... “It’s not a re-injury, it’s soreness,” added Gillis, who said a re-evaluation of Sedin back in Vancouver confirmed there was no further foot damage. “You have to see him skate with the team. Skating on your own is something entirely different. No player will play here ... Read Full Story

Sweden's Daniel Sedin sustained the first major injury of his NHL career, suffering a broken foot in Wednesday's Vancouver Canucks' game against the Montreal Canadiens. The 29-year-old Sedin, who plays on a line for the Canucks with his twin brother Henrik, is expected to be out four-to-six weeks with the injury. Doctors put a cast on the foot which was fractured when he was struck by a shot from teammate Alex Edler. Sedin played the rest of the game with the broken foot. The Sedins have played their entire nine-year career with the Canucks. In the past Daniel has missed no more than seven ... Read Full Story

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Vancouver winger Daniel Sedin will be sidelined for four-to-six weeks with a broken foot, the team reported on Sunday. The veteran Swedish player and his twin brother Henrik are two of Vancouver's best players and play together on the Canucks' top line. "I took a shot off the (left) foot in the second period (against Montreal on Wednesday)," Sedin said on the Canucks' website (canucks.nhl.com) "I kind of felt right away that something was wrong but we did an X-ray between the second and third period and nothing showed. "The next day it was still kind of sore so we had ... Read Full Story

Injured Canuck winger Daniel Sedin has been sent home to Vancouver and won’t play until at least next Friday’s home game. Daniel Sedin did not practise as planned in Detroit, indicating his broken foot has not healed well enough for him to play. Sedin broke his foot Oct. 7 and rejoined the Canucks Saturday in Dallas after skating for three straight days in Vancouver. Sedin practised well on Sunday, but was kept off the ice on Monday. He took the morning skate Tuesday in St. Louis although he was not going to play that night. Read Full Story

Daniel Sedin scored his second goal with 0.2 seconds left in the third period to tie the game and added the winner in the fourth round of a shootout to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-4 preseason victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Vancouver appeared to tie it when Mason Raymond jammed a puck under Curtis McElhinney with 10.1 seconds left. But it was waved off immediately because the whistle had blown. After the restart, Sedin pounced on a loose puck in the slot and waited patiently before snapping it under the goalie. Sedin then scored in the first extra shoutout ... Read Full Story