The Vancouver Canucks will be without Pius Suter for a short while.
Head coach Rick Tocchet told reporters on Wednesday that the forward is dealing with an upper-body injury and will be out day-to-day after Suter missed his second practice.
Tocchet previously said that Suter was being evaluated for an injury after an altercation with Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry during Monday’s pre-season tilt. In the third period, Suter got tangled up with Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Perry, taking exception to the scuffle, tried to initiate a fight with the 28-year-old Canuck.
Suter is entering his second year with the Canucks after putting up 14 goals and 29 points in 67 games during his first season in Vancouver.
The Canucks don’t suit up for another game until Friday, when they will take on the Oilers once more in their pre-season finale.