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Chris Tanev News
Tanev (undisclosed) missed practice Thursday and will be reevaluated on later today.

Tanev suffered an undisclosed injury in Wednesday's season opening 4-2 win over the Flames. Head coach Willie Desjardins did not shed any light onto Tanev's situation but hopes he is back for their next game which comes on Saturday. Tanev finished Wednesday's game with two assists, two shots and a minus-1 rating in 19:45 TOI. Note that Tanev had just 11 assists in 64 games last season.

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Tanev (thumb) will play Friday.

Tanev missed the last seven games with a thumb injury, but will return tonight vs. the Wild. There is no official word as to who will come out of the lineup for Tanev. The Canucks could elect to go with seven defensemen like they have many times this season. Tavev has 14 points (5G / 9A) with a plus-8 rating in 54 games this season.

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After a scary hit in a game on Sunday against the Toronto Marlies, Canucks’ top defence prospect Chris Tanev has been cleared to play and may return to the Chicago Wolves lineup on Thursday when Abbotsford visits.

Tanev's status is a relief for the team's brass as he is the first call up from Chicago. With Keith Ballard and Aaron Rome already hurt, we could see the youngster back in Vancouver shortly.

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Tanev had a tough outing in CBJ, probably a good time to get Alberts in a game.

While Tanev's 'rough game' never showed up on the box score, it was a large reason why the score was relatively close. Expect Andrew Alberts to draw in if coach Alain Vigneault is comfortable using him on the right side.

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