Rick Tocchet Confirms Things Have Just Gone Bad to Worse for Vancouver Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes

On Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken, Quinn Hughes didn't play in the final 9 minutes of the third period, with head coach Rick Tocchet telling reporters afterwards that he tweaked something.

Upon arriving back in Vancouver on Sunday, the Canucks decided to hold a practice rather than have the day off with Quinn Hughes absent and Rick Tocchet informing the media that what he's dealing with right now is not relating to an oblique injury he suffered back at the end of January and that it's a day-to-day situation.

Following an off-day on Monday and the Vancouver Canucks took to the ice this morning to prepare for tomorrow's game, there was a welcome sight as Quinn Hughes was among those participating.

When the team was doing drills, Hughes was in his regular spot alongside Filip Hronek, but after about 15 minutes on the ice, the captain left and did not return.

The Vancouver Canucks have relied on Quinn Hughes heavily this season and without him, it's hard to picture this team anywhere near a wild card spot in the Western Conference.

In 50 games, Hughes has put up 60 points (14 goals, 46 assists) - 23 more than Conor Garland who sits second on the team - along with 27 penalty minutes and is a plus-ten.

After today's practice, Rick Tocchet said that while they're not there yet, they may need to keep Quinn Hughes off the ice for seven days in the hopes he'll be back to normal for the team's final 15 games of the regular season.

Puck drop for tomorrow's game against the Anaheim Ducks is set for 7:30 pm PT and can be viewed on Sportsnet Pacific in the Vancouver region.