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canada.com - 10/12/2008

Bieksa to have MRI on injured knee today

— canada.com — CALGARY - While his teammates flew to Washington on Sunday to continue a six-game road trip, Kevin Bieksa flew back to Vancouver to have his injured left knee further evaluated. The Canucks defenceman will have an MRI [magnetic resonance image] on ... (more) Bieksa to have MRI on injured knee today

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sports.espn.go.com - 10/13/2008

E.J. Hradek Blog

— sports.espn.go.com — I like the Vancouver Canucks . Of course, it's easy to like teams that win their first two games. But I really wanted to hate the Canucks after ownership fired former GM Dave Nonis last April for no good reason. Actually, there was a reason. A small ... (more) E.J. Hradek Blog

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canada.com - 10/18/2008

Canucks update: Here comes Bieksa, there goes Wellwood

— canada.com — CHICAGO -- Bieksa, practice for one. Injured Vancouver Canuck defenceman Kevin Bieksa is skating on his own here today at a suburban Chicago arena as coach Alain Vigneault gave the rest of his National Hockey League team its first complete day off ... (more) Canucks update: Here comes Bieksa, there goes Wellwood

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Waiting For Stanley — The Canucks cannot access the MRI's on Bieksa's leg today but Vigneault did say: "We put him on IR and hopefully he'll be back some time later this week," Vigneault said. "It's the scenario that, according to (the team doctors), it's a mild MCL sprain."So that is good news, or, better than I expected it to be. Shane O'Brien will take Bieksa's spot. That's a good thing. Let's see what O'Brien can do with more ice time. He doesn't have the same offensive flare as Bieksa, but judging by what I saw from him after Bieksa injured himself in game 2, he is a ...

A Gentlemanly Evening In The Swamp (Caps/’Nucks Liveblog)
Yankee Canuck — ... , Davison is in for Bieksa (though news from this afternoon seem to indiciate he could be back before the end of the road trip), Fedorov practiced on the third defensive pairing this morning and Brent Johnson will be in net for Washington when the puck drops. Fedorov, if he plays on D, is presumably there to help move the puck out of the Caps end against an aggressive Vancouver forecheck. Johnson has played in 75 games over the past three seasons with the Caps, gathering 22 wins, 35 losses and an overall GAA of 3.24; he’s 2-2-2 lifetime against Vancouver, primarily from his ...