Based on line rushes, MacEachern will play on the Canucks third line with Aatu Räty and Drew O'Connor. Other changes in the forward lines include Brock Boeser playing with Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson, as well as Kiefer Sherwood with Lukas Reichel and Evander Kane. As for the projected starter, that will be Kevin Lankinen.

The Vancouver Canucks will most likely be missing eight players when they take on the St. Louis Blues. The number of players missing is extra significant, as t

The Vancouver Canucks announced on social media that forward Brock Boeser left Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Blues with an undisclosed injury and would not return.

In the end, Stamkos does not make sense as a trade target for the Canucks. While he does have scoring capabilities, his downward trend since joining the Predators and potential acquisition cost would make a potential deal extremely risky. Overall, it would be a smart move for Vancouver to look elsewhere in order to improve their forward depth.

At the 10-game mark, the Canucks are a .500 team. In a lot of ways, especially on the injury front, they’ve endured a brutal run out and kept their head above water. We’ve yet to really see what this team might look like when it’s able to play with a full deck of cards.

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Players on both sides will be seeking a turning point when the Blues host the Canucks Thursday night. The Blues are 0-4-1 in their last five games while the Canucks are 1-4-0. St. Louis has been playing without top center Robert Thomas (upper-body injury) and winger Jake Neighbours (lower-body injury) while Vancouver has been playing without superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes (lower-body injury).