The Vancouver Canucks lost yet another player from their already injury-ridden roster as forward Alexander Burmistrov announced his retirement from the NHL. Our own Scott Rosenhek shared his thoughts on that news earlier this week.
With centers Bo Horvat and Brandon Sutter out for multiple weeks due to injuries, the Canucks had to move players like Markus Granlund and Brandon Gaunce from the wing to the middle. The injury to Sven Baertschi forced the Canucks management to trade for Nic Dowd to fill in.