Overview
- Assistant coach Brett McLean said Friday that medical tests confirmed a week-to-week designation for Höglander with a lower-body injury.
- CHEK-TV’s Rick Dhaliwal reported the injury as a sprained ankle.
- Höglander exited Wednesday’s preseason win over the Flames after scoring, with reports indicating he left in the second period and did not return.
- His status for Vancouver’s Oct. 9 regular-season opener remains uncertain with roughly two weeks before puck drop.
- The vacancy elevates candidates such as Drew O’Connor, Kiefer Sherwood or Vitali Kravtsov, with prospect Braeden Cootes drawing notice and waiver calls on Linus Karlsson and Arshdeep Bains potentially delayed.