Ryan Johnson News

Darcy Hordichuk could be back in the Canucks lineup as early as Friday for Vancouver's game versus Colorado.

THE SETUP: Everybody is waiting for the other skate to drop and for the Avalanche a ' who finished last in the Western Conference last season a ' to plummet as the current Northwest Division leaders.

The Colorado Avalanche have struggled since opening the season with 10 victories in their first 13 games.

Sami Salo and his fellow Canucks D-men have adjusted to the absence of shooting lanes caused by new defensive schemes.

Tanner Glass, who has five lifetime NHL points, was a consistent scorer in U.S. college hockey, putting up 56 points in 65 games over two campaigns with NCAA Dartmouth.

Vancouver Canucks' centre Ryan Johnson watches his shot go wide past Toronto Maple Leaf's goalie Joey MacDonald during second period NHL action at GM Place in Vancouver, BC, October 24, 2009.

Every Monday, we break down Vancouver's schedule for the upcoming week. The Games: Friday vs.

It looks like the Canucks will ice the same lineup tomorrow against the Colorado Avalanche here in Denver as they did against the Red Wings in Detroit.

The Canucks have most of their injured players back, but will have to do without the one they need the most for a little longer.

The comment was funny at the time, but nobody was laughing Wednesday when Daniel Sedin's first attempt to return from a broken foot was aborted and the winger was sent home to be reassessed.

The bargain basement goalie is on fire, stopping 28 of 30, including 15 straight in the third period.

Canuck coach Alain Vigneault has opted to again deploy blueliner Kevin Bieksa on right wing tonight due to the team's acute shortage of forwards.

The Dallas Stars beat the Canucks 2-1 Friday night. A November 7, 2009 1:11 AM A A A A Vancouver Canucks centre Ryan Johnson tries to clear the puck against the Dallas Stars during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Dallas, Texas November 6, 2009.

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Christian Ehroff tries to stop a breakaway by Minnesota Wild right wing Owen Nolan at the end of the second period of their NHL hockey game in the Xcel Energy Center in St.

Finally, some good news on the injury front for the Vancouver Canucks. Henrik Sedin walked into the Vancouver International Airport departure area Wednesday morning without a limp.

The Vancouver Canucks are riddled with injuries and the New York Rangers have practically none, so on paper this should not be a fair fight tonight at GM Place.

Matt Pettinger played 20 regular season games for Vancouver in 2007-08, but failed to make the Canucks the following training camp.

Goalie Andrew Raycroft found there's nothing better than a shutout to erase the memory of a bad outing the previous game.

I just received an email from my Vancouver Canucks E-news, thatA Roberto Luongo is sidelined with a hairline fracture to his rib.

The Canucks had their hands full with Tomas Holmstrom and Todd Bertuzzi getting in Roberto Luongo's face on Tuesday and it won't be any easier tonight for Andrew Raycroft in his debut as a Canucks starter.