Dakota Joshua, a player for the Vancouver Canucks, was absent from the morning skate due to an upper body injury sustained in a previous game. Rick Tocchet confirmed that Joshua would not play in the upcoming game against the Detroit Red Wings. Teammate Garland expressed the impact of Joshua's absence on the team's lineup.
Garland (knee) has not returned for third period. #Canucks
Connor Garland left ice favoring right leg. #Canucks
Rick Tocchet says it looks like Dakota Joshua won’t play next game, but wouldn’t commit to a timeline beyond that. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Dakota Joshua will be missed in the #Canucks lineup tonight against #LGRW. The forward will miss tonight's game with an injury. Read more on @TheHockeyNews.⤵️ https://t.co/EeR1s66qCq https://t.co/EeR1s66qCq
Garland on Joshua injury: “It’s a big loss, obviously, for our line. He’s a massive presence. It’s everything he does for us.” #Canucks UPDATE: Canucks Game Day: Hand injury from fight forces Dakota Joshua to sidelines https://t.co/LiJp4JGYFP
Rick Tocchet says Dakota Joshua won’t play tonight. He’ll be evaluated this afternoon for an upper body injury suffered against Chicago on Tuesday. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Game-day skate morning lines-pairings: Suter-Miller-Boeser. Hoglander-Lindholm-Pettersson. Mikheyev-Blueger-Garland. DiGiuseppe-Aman-Lafferty Hughes-Hronek. Cole-Myers. Zadorov-Juulsen. Friedman. Woo. (Joshua not on ice) #Canucks #RedWings
Joshua missing from #Canucks morning skate. Will wait to hear from Tocchet to see if anything more than maintenance
Dakota Joshua is not on the ice for morning skate. #Canucks @Sportsnet650