Canucks' Kassian will miss 2-3 weeks with finger injury
Vancouver Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins confirmed Thursday that power forward Zack Kassian will not join the club on its season-long, seven-game road trip as a result of a hand injury.
Coach Desjardins confirms Zack Kassian will not join #Canucks on this trip. "It's a finger thing, he'll be out a few weeks."
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) November 27, 2014
Kassian's timeline to return is two-to-three weeks, Vancouver Province beat writer Jason Botchford reports.
The sizable forward left Vancouver's game on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils midway through the third period after sustaining a slash on his right hand.
Kassian has five points in 17 games for the Canucks this season, emerging as a steady third-line presence capable of driving play against secondary competition.
Vancouver will likely require a callup from the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League with Kassian out.