{"id":104550,"date":"2021-03-23T16:12:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T20:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=104550"},"modified":"2021-03-23T18:35:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T22:35:44","slug":"vancouver-canucks-bo-horvat-day-to-day-with-lower-body-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/23\/vancouver-canucks-bo-horvat-day-to-day-with-lower-body-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks Bo Horvat Day-to-Day With Lower-Body Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vancouver Canucks head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/greentr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Green<\/a> announced that captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/horvabo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bo Horvat<\/a> is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Horvat left Monday night&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> in the third period. Canucks PR also confirmed his injury status via their Twitter account following Tuesday&#8217;s press conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canucks<\/a>\u00a0 Head Coach Travis Green confirms Bo Horvat &amp; Brandon Sutter are both listed as day-to-day. <\/p>\n<p>He adds both have not been ruled out for tomorrow.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Sportsnet650<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey Kenward (@kenwardskorner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenwardskorner\/status\/1374444256870367236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bo Horvat Injury Is Day-to-Day<\/h2>\n<p>Horvat picked up the injury after an unfortunate case of friendly fire in the offensive zone. At the time, the Canucks captain was screening Jets goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/helleco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Hellebuyck<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/edleral01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexander Edler<\/a> rifled a shot from the point which struck him near the shin. He immediately went down and had to skate on one leg towards the bench. After leaving the ice, Horvat went straight to the dressing room and did not return.<\/p>\n<p>As horrible as the injury looked, the moment was not without a touch of sporting class. The Jets ensured Horvat got back to the bench by helping him along the ice with their sticks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good stuff from the Jets, helping an injured Bo Horvat get to the bench <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XNYIFHCY69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XNYIFHCY69<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradyTrett\/status\/1374213193556389891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the injury update, Travis Green did not officially rule Horvat out for Wednesday&#8217;s game against the Winnipeg Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Offensively, Horvat is second on the team in goals (14) and fourth in overall scoring (26 points). He also leads the team in face-off wins (406).\u00a0 The 25-year old is one of Vancouver&#8217;s leading top-six forwards in defensive zone starts (59.6 percent).<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means Going Forward<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, if the Bo Horvat injury turns out to be longer-term, the Canucks will likely become sellers at the trade deadline. Before Monday night&#8217;s game, there was a sense of optimism around the franchise after they had won seven of their previous 10 games. However, this latest chapter in the Vancouver injury saga may have finished off any chance of a playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p>For the time being, Horvat joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/petteel01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elias Pettersson,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pearsta01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanner Pearson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/beaglja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Beagle<\/a> on the sidelines, decimating Vancouver&#8217;s centre depth. As a result, it is unlikely the team will continue to compete with this stricken roster and selling expiring contracts for assets would be the most prudent course of action for general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/benniji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Benning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bennjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordie Benn<\/a>, Tanner Pearson (subject to injury status) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/virtaja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Virtanen<\/a> are among the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/22\/canucks-trade-deadline-possibilities\/\" target=\"_self\">likeliest candidates on the move.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"n5jfEOcvRQFlGKHYrbyBxA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1231882557\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'n5jfEOcvRQFlGKHYrbyBxA',sig:'PJFykJWrKhGJgn51CRAnJHqjWg8NBfG5AAehd21pobg=',w:'594px',h:'369px',items:'1231882557',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vancouver Canucks head coach Travis Green announced that captain Bo Horvat is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Horvat left Monday night&#8217;s game against the Winnipeg Jets in the third period. Canucks PR also confirmed his injury status via their Twitter account following Tuesday&#8217;s press conference. #Canucks\u00a0 Head Coach Travis Green confirms Bo Horvat &amp; Brandon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1733,"featured_media":104618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4548,6671,34,26],"tags":[564,5738,3327,1302,955,650,5820],"class_list":["post-104550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","category-injuries","category-news","category-canucks","tag-bo-horvat","tag-hockey-news","tag-jake-virtanen","tag-jordie-benn","tag-nhl-news","tag-tanner-pearson","tag-vancouver-canucks-news"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1733"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}