The Vancouver Canucks placed forward Ilya Mikheyev and defencemen Travis Dermott and Tyler Myers on the team's injured reserve list Monday.
Mikheyev, 28, was acquired by the Canucks over the summer and suffered a lower-body injury in his first pre-season game with the team on Sept. 25. In 53 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season, he recorded 21 goals and 11 assists.
While there were initially mixed reports about the severity of Mikheyev's injury, with some even speculating he had torn his ACL, the Canucks put those rumours to rest by disclosing he would be week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
However, the Russian is back at practice with the team, appearing on Monday in a non-contact jersey with the main squad, along with Brock Boeser.
Boeser sustained an injury to his hand during training camp and underwent surgery on Sept. 26. He'll begin the season on Vancouver's active roster.
Dermott's addition to IR comes as the result of the 25-year-old suffering a concussion during practice on Sept. 27, as confirmed by general manager Patrik Allvin.
Myers' injury was confirmed by head coach Bruce Boudreau, who stated the blue liner would be sidelined for two to four weeks with a lower-body injury. The 32-year-old appeared in all 82 games last season.
The team also placed AHL-regular Phil Di Giuseppe on IR, who Allvin stated has a lower-body injury and a similar recovery timeline to Myers.
While being placed on IR would regularly mean a player cannot be activated by their team within the following seven days, because their injuries are back-dated (to the pre-season), Mikheyev, Dermott, and Myers can return to play as soon as they are able.
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