Vancouver Canucks forward Micheal Ferland, who has been dealing with ongoing concussion issues since early last season, is not expected to attend the team's training camp set to begin shortly.
«Mike is at home trying to work things through,» said his agent, Jason Davidson. «His health is the upmost importance. We will continue to work with the Canucks in what is best for Mike.»
After really coming into his own during both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 season, Ferland established himself as one of the game's better power forwards and was given a four-year, $14 million deal by the Canucks during the 2019 offseason. Unfortunately, his first season with his new team turned out to be a complete nightmare as he sustained multiple concussions and was limited to just 14 regular season games, and an additional two postseason contests.
Ferland, 28, has played in 335 career NHL games, registering 60 goals and 134 points. He was drafted in the fifth round (133rd overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, who he spent his first four seasons with, before being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. He spent one season with the Canes before signing his free agent deal with the Canucks.
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