Canucks F Boeser to return Tuesday vs. Bruins
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Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will return to the lineup when the Canucks take on the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Boeser was injured during the Canucks' 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 7 when Kings forward Tanner Jeannot delivered an illegal check to the head.
The 6-foot-1 winger missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury and Jeannot was suspended three games for his actions.
"He came to me yesterday and he wants to play," Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said Tuesday after the morning skate. "With those situations, obviously when you're medically cleared, then it's the player's decision I always think. A guy like Brock, he wants to play every game.
"He's played a lot of hockey for us over the years so it's good to have a guy like that in the lineup."
Boeser had six goals and 11 points in 12 games before the injury. He also set career highs last season with 40 goals and 73 points in 81 games.
"I've been working hard and feeling better and better out there," Boeser said Tuesday.
The 27-year-old winger is on the final season of a three-year, $19.95 million deal and has an annual cap hit of $6.65 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
The Canucks enter Tuesday's game with a 10-6-3 record to sit fifth in the Pacific Division.
"For our team, he's our scorer - last year, this year, playoffs last year," Tocchet said. "So you're just adding a guy that can instantly add offence."