Di Giuseppe has cleared waivers and will be assigned to Abbotsford (AHL).
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Sherwood (undisclosed) will return vs. Detroit on Sunday.
Mancini will be a game-time decision to make his Canucks' debut on Sunday vs. Detroit.
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Chytil will make his Canucks' debut on Sunday vs. Detroit.
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O'Connor will make his Vancouver debut on Sunday vs. Detroit.
Pettersson will make his Canucks' debut on Sunday vs. Detroit.
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Lankinen will start vs. Detroit on Sunday.
Hughes (lower-body) will be a game-time decision vs. Detroit on Sunday.
Mancini has been recalled from Abbotsford (AHL).
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The Canucks have assigned Aatu Raty to Abbotsford (AHL).
Raty played just 9:20 TOI in Friday's loss in Dallas. With Filip Chytil expected to join the team for Sunday's game, Raty returns to the AHL, where he has 23 points (8G / 15A) in 23 games this season.
The Canucks have acquired Drew O'Connor and Marcus Pettersson from the Penguins for Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernström and a 2025 first-round pick.
The Canucks have acquired Marcus Pettersson and Drew O'Connor from the Penguins for Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernström and a 2025 first-round pick.
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Raty will draw into the Canucks lineup on Friday.
Raty will fill the void left in Friday night's lineup after J.T. Miller was traded to the Rangers. Raty will centre Danton Heinen and Phil Di Giuseppe on Vancouver's fourth line.
The Canucks have acquired Victor Mancini, Filip Chytil, and a conditional first-round pick from the Rangers for J.T. Miller, Erik Brannstrom, and Jackson Dorrington.
A fifth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Mancini has spent the majority of his first two pro seasons with the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack. Mancini made his NHL debut with the Rangers earlier this season, and has one goal and four assists across 15 career NHL games. He should compete with Noah Juulsen and Vincent Desharnais for game-time as Vancouver's sixth defenceman.
The Canucks have acquired Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a conditional first-round pick from the Rangers for J.T. Miller, Erik Brannstrom, and Jackson Dorrington.
Chytil joins the Canucks as the key piece in the trade that finally helped the Rangers reunite with J.T. Miller. After being limited to a bottom-six role throughout practically his entire career in New York, Chytil should finally get the chance to excel further up the lineup with the Canucks. He leaves New York after parts of eight seasons with the Rangers, scoring 75 goals and adding 89 assists in 378 career regular season games.
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Demko will start in Dallas on Friday.
The Canucks have won three straight and will roll with Demko between the pipes on Friday against the Dallas Stars. Demko was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) in a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators. The 29-year-old netminder has a 3.27 GAA and .877 SV% in 13 appearances this season (4-5-3). The Canucks enter Friday's contest as +145 road underdogs against a Stars club that will be without Miro Heiskanen (knee) indefinitely.
Sasson was reassigned to Abbotsford (AHL) on Wednesday.
Sasson was reassigned to make way for the return of Dakota Joshua (lower-body), who was activated from injured reserve on Wednesday. Sasson has two goals and four assists in 24 gams this season.
Juulsen (undisclosed) has been activated from injured reserve and is expected to play in Nashville on Wednesday.
Juulsen is averaging 16:34 time-on-ice and has zero points, a -11 plus/minus, 57 blocks, and 89 hits in 32 games this season. He has not played since January 14th but appears ready to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Nashville Predators.
Juulsen (undisclosed) is a game-time decision to return in Nashville on Wednesday.
Juulsen is averaging 16:34 time-on-ice and has zero points, a -11 plus/minus, 57 blocks, and 89 hits in 32 games this season. He has not played since January 14th but could return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Nashville Predators.
Sherwood (undisclosed) has been placed on IR.
Sherwood has not played the previous two games due to an undisclosed injury and has been placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to January 23rd. The 29-year-old Sherwood is averaging 14:36 time-on-ice and has 21 points (13G / 8A) in 47 games this season.
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