Canucks Await Hoglander and Demko Comeback, Rossi's Delay Hurts Wild

Canucks Await Hoglander and Demko Comeback, Rossi's Delay Hurts Wild

The Vancouver Canucks are set to bolster their lineup as winger Nils Hoglander and goaltender Thatcher Demko may return from injuries next Thursday against Buffalo. Hoglander, recovering from ankle surgery, is crucial for the team's offensive struggles, while Demko has been absent due to a lower-body injury, impacting his recent performance. In other injury news, Islanders winger Jonathan Drouin is day-to-day with a lower-body issue, and Wild’s …

Injury Updates: Canucks, Drouin, Wild

The Canucks could soon be getting some much-needed help on the injury front.  Sportsnet 650’s Brendan Batchelor notes (Twitter link) that winger Nils Hoglander and goaltender Thatcher Demko could both return next Thursday against Buffalo.  Hoglander has yet to play this season while recovering from ankle surgery but has picked up 61 points over the last two years combined.  With Vancouver in the bottom third of the league in goals scored, adding…