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The Canucks centre, who has been out of action with a suspected wrist injury, joined his teammates for practice Friday in Los Angeles. Lindholm last played March 23 against the Calgary Flames.
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The Canucks had been hush-hush about his injury, only ever describing him as day to day. It’s not known when Lindholm will be ready to play in a game again, but skating as an extra in Friday’s practice is a good sign of progress for him.
After Friday’s practice, he told Sportsnet that the wrist injury had been “brutal.” He injured it a few games before March 23; one source suggested he suffered the injury March 5 in Los Angeles. He was late arriving to the bench following the first intermission in that game, the implication being he injured the wrist in the first period, though a review of video of his shifts didn’t suggest any particular collision that might have cause a wrist injury.
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He tried to play on, but decided to take some time off to let the injury heal. A hand specialist was also consulted, previous reports said.
“It’s been kind of brutal to deal with,” Lindholm told Iain Macintyre. “Obviously, you’re using it a lot and when I played it wasn’t getting better. We’re in a pretty good spot (in the standings) so it was a good time to step away and let it heal. I feel pretty good now.”
Demko skated after practice on Friday, the second time this week he’s been spotted on ice working with Canucks director of goaltending, Ian Clark.
Demko has been out since leaving a game March 9 with a suspected knee injury.
It’s believed Demko will be ready to return to game action sometime next week.
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