Filed under: Canucks, NHL Injuries
And another one bites the dust.Andrew Alberts became the latest Vancouver Canucks defenseman to go down with an injury Monday night. He suffered a broken wrist in a 3-2 loss to the Blues in St. Louis and is out indefinitely.
The 29-year-old Minneapolis native becomes the fourth regular blue-liner sidelined lately -- only a day before the Canucks were due to play in Minnesota before his family and friends. Vancouver has also lost Dan Hamhuis (concussion), Keith Ballard (knee) and Alex Edler (back) recently. Rookie Lee Sweatt is also sidelined with a broken foot suffered in practice and remains on the Canucks roster after his re-assignment to Manitoba of the AHL was rescinded because of the injury.
Following Alberts' injury, the Canucks immediately called up rookie Yan Sauvé from Manitoba; he is slated to make his NHL debut against the Wild. Sauvé hasn't been injury-free, either. He suffered a concussion in training camp -- but not on the ice. He was hit by a car while crossing the street in a crosswalk in downtown Vancouver. So far in his first pro season, he has only played 20 games, producing a modest three assists.
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