Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler will be
sidelined indefinitely after tests taken Wednesday revealed the standout
forward has a fractured right foot.
Kesler originally suffered the injury while blocking a shot in a win at Dallas
last Thursday, but initial x-rays came up negative and he participated in the
club's next three games. However, a CT scan performed on Wednesday discovered
the fracture.
Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault told reporters he did not know how much
time Kesler would miss, though he said he expected the nine-year veteran to be
out at least a month.
Kesler, one of the league's top two-way centers and a 41-goal scorer in
2010-11, also missed the Canucks' first 12 contests of the season while
recovering from surgeries to his shoulder and wrist. He had recorded one goal
and four assists in seven games since returning.
The 28-year-old also won the NHL's Selke Trophy, which recognizes the league's
best defensive forward, following the 2010-11 campaign.
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