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Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote has shared some bad news regarding the injury to forward Marco Rossi, who hasn’t suited up since December 30th.
The Vancouver Canucks have had some really tough luck in the injury department dating back to training camp in September as Adam Foote hasn’t been able to have all of his regular NHLers in the lineup for a single game this season.
However, there are still a number of players on the sidelines, including Thatcher Demko, Derek Forbort, Teddy Blueger, Filip Chytil and Marco Rossi, the latter of whom was one of the pieces acquired by Patrik Allvin in the Quinn Hughes trade with the Minnesota Wild.
Vancouver Canucks’ Adam Foote gives unfortunate update on Marco Rossi
When meeting with reporters on Monday following the morning skate, Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote gave several updates on his injured players and with Marco Rossi out of the lineup for the last two week, it doesn’t look like fans will see him again for a little while.
According to Adam Foote, Marco Rossi’s injury, which saw him land on injured reserve (IR) earlier this month, will keep him out for another two-to-three weeks.
“Sounds like Marco Rossi is still 2-3 weeks away from returning to the lineup, according to Adam Foote.” Thomas Drance of The Athletic said.
If Rossi only needs two more weeks, then the Canucks could see him back as early as Tuesday, January 27th against the San Jose Sharks, however if it happens to be the maximum three weeks, fans may not see the Austrian centerman back in game action until Wednesday, February 4th against Vegas, which is Vancouver’s final contest before the National Hockey League’s Olympic break.
Rossi, a native of Feldkirch, Austria, has been limited to just 25 games this season and missed over a month before being traded to Vancouver due to a lower-body injury sustained in November.
In those 25 games split between Minnesota and Vancouver, the 24-year-old has 15 points (five goals, ten assists), four penalty minutes and is a minus-11 while averaging 18:17 of ice time per night.
Hopefully for Marco Rossi, he’s able to return to the lineup sooner rather than later and can establish himself as the Canucks’ best option for their second line center role, something the club has been looking to fill dating back to last summer.
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