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... 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... 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... Read Full Story
Roberto Luongo carried the Vancouver Canucks for two games. Specialty units helped them take a 3-0 series lead against the St. Louis Blues. The Canucks scored three power-play goals, including Steve Bernier's go-ahead score in the opening minute of the third period, while again stifling their opponents' chances with the man advantage in a 3-2 victory Sunday night. Vancouver, the third seed in the Western Conference, silenced a standing-room crowd of 19,500 for the Blues' first home playoff... Read Full Story
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... 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... Read Full Story
via Jason Botchford of the White Towel at the Vancouver Province,
Daniel Sedin missed practice Friday because of a deep bruise on his heel. The bruising and swelling mean he’s not yet been able to get an MRI.
It’s premature to speculate whether there is a break or not. For that, the Canucks will have to wait until tomorrow or possibly Sunday. But a bone bruise is a sign the bone has been injured sufficiently to have inflammation within the bone itself. Some bone bruises may not... Read Full Story
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Daniel Sedin missed practice Friday because of a deep bruise on his heel. The bruising and swelling mean he’s not yet been able to get an MRI.
It’s premature to speculate whether there is a break or not. For that, the Canucks will have to wait until tomorrow or possibly Sunday. But a bone bruise is a sign the bone has been injured sufficiently to have inflammation within the bone itself. Some bone bruises may not require any treatment. Read Full Story
Vancouver Canucks’ winger Daniel Sedin has suffered a broken left foot and will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks.
Sedin was hit on the foot with a shot in Wednesday’s 7-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
He has been fitted with a cast and is using crutches to get around. Read Full Story
