It sounds like the Vancouver Canucks will be without their captain and leading scorer, Quinn Hughes, for the next three weeks. On his weekly appearance on Sekeres and Price, TSN’s Darren Dreger gave us an update on what he’s hearing surrounding a more narrowed-down timeline for the Canucks captain’s return: “Devastating.

Hughes leads the Canucks with 42 points and ranks second in scoring among NHL defensemen. He last played, through injury, in a 4–3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Dec. 23 logging 24:45 of ice time and recording two assists.

Mike Tyson once famously stated, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” In Vancouver Canucks terms, ‘punched in the mouth’ can definitely equate to ‘suffer a long-term injury to Quinn Hughes.

An update on two of the Vancouver Canucks’ top players, though maybe not the most positive. When speaking to the media on Sunday, head coach Rick Tocchet revealed that neither forward Elias Pettersson nor captain Quinn Hughes will be joining the team on its upcoming road trip.

Top defenseman Quinn Hughes and No.1 center Elias Pettersson are unlikely to play for the Canucks against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday (4 p.m. ET; SNP, KONG, KING 5, KHN). Neither player took part in practice Friday.

The Canucks will be without Pettersson and Hughes vs. the Kraken, but they will have DeBrusk, who will be playing his 500th game in the NHL.

The Vancouver Canucks will be without two of their stars for at least the next week. Both Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson will miss the upcoming two-game road trip, which features matchups against the Calgary Flames and Seattle Kraken.

Petey’ is probably a week away, give or take a day here or there, and Quinn is probably week to week. That’s the update we have for them.” Hughes, a defenseman and the Canucks captain, and Pettersson,