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Canucks forward Ilya Mikheyev initially believed to have suffered significant injury

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Colton Pankiw
September 29, 2022  (11:22)
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As first tweeted out by Jason Brough of Sportsnet 650, there was initially concern that Vancouver Canucks forward Ilya Mikheyev has a torn ACL.

Brough mentioned in his tweet that well known insider Frank Seravalli informed him of this news, giving it plenty of validity. The 27-year-old, who joined the Canucks on a four-year, $19 million deal this offseason, was forced to leave a game on Sunday versus the Calgary Flames after being on the receiving end of a massive collision. Reports early on suggested it was nothing serious, but the narrative has now changed dramatically.

If it is indeed a torn ACL for Mikheyev, he would not return until late in the 2022-23 season, if at all. It would be a truly devastating injury for both him and the Canucks, as he was their biggest free agent acquisition this summer and was expected to have a big role with the club. Expect to hear more on this in the coming days.

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