Injury Update: The Worst is Confirmed for Vancouver Canucks Defenseman Derek Forbort

There have no been many updates or information released on what exactly Forbort's injury is, nor the extent, but it apparently it is serious enough to send him to the injured reserve.

Forbort left practice last week with an undisclosed injury, that has kept him sitting in the press box watching his team play for the last consecutive 6 games.

It feels like Derek Forbort can't catch a break as he missed some time just before he got injured when he took a leave of absence for personal reasons.

To offset his absence, the Vancouver Canucks elected to call up defenceman prospect Elias Pettersson, who has not relation with the upstart forward of the same name.

The 32-year-old veteran has skated in only 4 games this season, recording just 1 assist and a +/- rating of -2.

As of right now, names such as Erik Brannstrom are really steeping up to fill the holes, but it does not change the fact that we wish Derek Forbort a speedy recovery.

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