
Hamhuis missed the last 22 games with a knee injury that he suffered on November 20th. Hamhuis will replace either Frank Corrado or Yannick Weber in the lineup. He has six assists and a minus-5 rating in 20 games this season.
Hamhuis has been sidelined with a leg injury since November 20th and will miss another game tonight in Philadelphia, but he said that the plan calls for him to be back in the lineup in Carolina on Friday.
Hamhuis still is not ready for game action, but should return to the lineup at some point during their upcoming five-game road trip.
Hamhuis had been doing some light workouts by himself, but took part in the Canucks optional morning skate today. Hamhuis has been sidelined since November 20th and isn’t expected to be back until late-January.
Head coach Willie Desjardins expects that Hamhuis will be ready for January barring a setback. He has healed ahead of schedule, which is good news for the Canucks blue line.
Hamhuis' injury was a weird one. He went down while trying to turn and appeared to hurt his leg. He was seen limping noticeably after the game and the Canucks recalled Frank Corrado this afternoon, which suggests Hamhuis is going to miss some time.
Hamhuis has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury and his status for the Olympics started to become in question. However, should he dress on Saturday as expected, he will be in Sochi with Team Canada.
There is no word on the extent of the injury, but the Canucks will be without Kevin Bieksa, Chris Tanev, Yannick Weber and Hamhuis on the back-end. With Hamhuis out, recently acquired Raphael Diaz will make his Canucks debut.
Hamhuis will be a healthy scratch tonight. The Canucks are in the playoffs so they are resting their star players.
Hamhuis replaces Gragnani on PP2. Eleven of his 33 points have come with the man advantage.
Hamhuis was limited to 64 games last season but hopes to stay on the ice more this season. Last year he managed to score six goals and 23 points while maintaining a healthy plus-29 rating. Expect him to put up similar numbers if he remains on the top defensive pairing.
Hamhuis will play a large role on the Canucks' blue line, pairing with Kevin Bieksa. With a full, healthy season look for the 28-year-old to improve on his totals from last year -- 6 goals, 23 points, plus-29.