Injuries Pile Up On Canucks
Pettinger and Wellwood going through waivers as back-up
The Vancouver Canucks have placed Kyle Wellwood and Matt Pettinger on re-call waivers to hopefully bring them back up to the big club in time for tuesday morning’s skate before tuesday nights game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The forwards are being recalled after several injuries in the Canucks 4-2 loss last nightto the Chicago Blackhawks, where Rick Rypien is out due to a virus, Sami Salo is out with a groin injury, Pavol Demitra is out with an upper body injury, and Darcy Hordichuk is out with a knee injury.
Any club can take either Wellwood or Pettinger off waivers, and only have to pay them half their season’s salary to play on their club, while the Canucks would then have to pay the other half of their salary’s. Gillis and co aren’t afraid of paying as they have plenty of room under the salary cap, however they need healthy players and they need them now.
Be sure to take in the Canucks final game of the six game road trip tomorrow night at 4pm against the Columbus Blure Jackets.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Darcy Hordichuk, Injuries, Kyle Wellwood, Matt Pettinger, Pavol Demitra, Rick Rypien, Sami Salo, Waivers
