Vancouver Canucks Make it Official with Captain Quinn Hughes After Missing Multiple Games with Injury
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A big update was given on Saturday afternoon regarding Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes and how close he is to returning to the team's lineup after his injury.
The Vancouver Canucks, who are already dealing with countless injury issues at the moment, have been without captain Quinn Hughes for a week now after he sustained a "lower-body issue" in a 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens back on October 25th.
Hughes' injury forced him to miss games against the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, as well as last night's clash with the Minnesota Wild, with Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie & Dhali revealing last week that the Canucks captain is getting close to a return and shared that the issue he's dealing with is related to his groin.
"Quinn Hughes. Obviously he's missed two games, Don. That's the last guy you want out of your lineup because he's the best player. He's got a groin injury, but it is close...I'm told it's a groin injury, but he's close and like Patrik Allvin said yesterday, he could hop on a plane and go join them either in Minnesota or Nashville. But it is a groin injury." Dhaliwal said.
Ahead of last night's 5-2 loss to Kirill Kaprizov and the Wild, Sat Shah of Canucks Central on Sportsnet 650 radio shared that Quinn Hughes has joined up with his teammates in Minnesota, but was not expected to play.
Injury Update given on Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes
Ahead of last night's 5-2 loss to Kirill Kaprizov and the Wild, Sat Shah of Canucks Central on Sportsnet 650 radio shared that Quinn Hughes has joined up with his teammates in Minnesota, but was not expected to play.
"Quinn Hughes has joined the Canucks in Minnesota but is not expected to play against the Wild tonight" Shah said on X.
The fact that Quinn Hughes was able to travel to meet the team ahead of the second game of their road trip is massive news for Adam Foote and his coaching staff as it likely signals that not only is the captain close to a return, he could potentially be available for tomorrow night's game against the Nashville Predators.
Hughes, 26, has had an eventful 2025 thus far from dealing with injuries and even dealing with trade rumors as he's set to become eligible to sign an extension next summer, but there's been some questions about his future in Vancouver beyond 2026-27.
"One thing I'm really good at - or have gotten good at - is I'm very present. I can't even sign for another year, so there's nothing I can do. As far as the noise (about his future), I can handle the noise. That's why I'm the captain of the team, because I can handle these things and I can play at an elite level and it doesn't matter what's going on around me." Hughes said.
The Orlando, Florida native is hoping to lead the Canucks back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs next spring and will need to pick up the pace upon his return, as the captain has just seven points in nine games, which is certainly below where he'd like to be.
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