Vancouver Canucks injury issues continue to spiral out of control as fan favourite winger is out indefinitely

Injuries have become a common theme for the Vancouver Canucks this season as Adam Foote's group has several notable names on the sidelines at the moment including goaltender Thatcher Demko and forward Filip Chytil, the latter of whom hasn't played since October 19th against the Washington Capitals.

With December just one day away, the Vancouver Canucks are hoping to flip the script and have luck on their side as we enter the holidays, but as we close out the month of November, it appears that there's yet another injury to talk about.

When meeting with reporters on Saturday evening ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote said that Conor Garland is out of the lineup with an upper-body injury.

A short while later, Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman gave a slight update on Conor Garland, sharing that it's not believed to be a serious injury, which is good for both the Canucks and General Manager Patrik Allvin as he continues to garner interest on the Scituate, Massachusetts native.

Garland, 29, joins a growing list of injured Vancouver Canucks that includes the aforementioned Thatcher Demko and Filip Chytil, along with forwards Teddy Blueger and Nils Hoglander and veteran defenseman Derek Forbort.

This isn't the first time Conor Garland suffered an injury during the 2025-26 campaign as he's now missed five games this season, including a three-game road to St. Louis, Minnesota and Dallas, due to upper-body injuries.

We'll have to wait for an update on Conor Garland's status in the coming days, but it's possible the full extent of his injury, as well as a timeline, might not be known until the Canucks return to Vancouver ahead of their four-game homestand beginning Friday against the Utah Mammoth.