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Vancouver Canucks right winger Conor Garland was expected to play Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers . However, he didn’t take the warm-up skate at Rogers Place and was replaced by Mackenzie MacEachern on a fourth-line alignment with Joseph LaBate and Nils Aman for the pre-season test. Article content Article content

With left winger Nils Hoglander out three to four weeks with an ankle injury sustained against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in Abbotsford, the Canucks are suddenly down a pair of veterans. And while they didn’t initially update Garland’s injury status, head coach Adam Foote said last week the 29-year-old was dealing with a “minor issue”.

It might not be a stretch to suggest a slight strain of some sort, perhaps a gr

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