Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote Gives Crushing Update on Filip Hronek After Leaving Friday's Game

The Vancouver Canucks' injury issues continue to pile up as last night, captain Quinn Hughes didn't take the warmup and was not in the lineup as they opened up a three-game road trip against the Carolina Hurricanes.

A reason for Quinn Hughes' absence was not announced by the club or Adam Foote, but the captain missed team practice on Thursday fueling speculation that it could be an upper-body injury after getting tangled up with Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele on Tuesday night.

With Quinn Hughes on the sidelines, attention shifted to Filip Hronek to carry the load on the blue line for the Canucks on Friday night, however in the third period he was forced to leave the game following a dangerous and quite frankly, reckless incident.

In the third period of last night's game, Filip Hronek was clearing the puck out of his zone when Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov comes in and catches the Canucks blueliner in the head with a flying elbow.

There was no penalty on the play, despite the official standing right by the hit, and Filip Hronek was forced to leave the game and did not return.

After the game, Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote told reporters that defenseman Filip Hronek was forced to leave the game due to being pulled by concussion spotters.

Svechnikov's hit on Hronek didn't sit too well with many in hockey community including Edmonton Oilers reporter Jason Gregor and Vancouver Canucks analyst Ray Ferraro, who believes the Hurricanes forward should be facing a suspension.

While his status for tomorrow's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning is unclear at the moment, everyone here at Canucks Daily are hoping that Filip Hronek is feeling better today and that he'll be able to return to game action very soon.