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The Canucks will have a familiar face with them on the road for the first time this season. Injured winger Mason Raymond, who suffered a fractured vertebra in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final, joined his teammates here on Monday and brought his hockey gear with him.
It's tempting to speculate that Raymond is getting close to playing again, but it's believed he still has some hurdles to clear. Just how he participates on the ice, with the team or on his own, will have to wait until today, when the Canucks work out at the Kings' practice facility in preparation for their game on Thursday night.
Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman threw cold water on any notion that Raymond was close getting back in the lineup. "He continues to progress," said Gilman, who participated in the team's golf tourney at upscale Trump National Golf Club on Monday. "We're doing some team-building exercises and Mason is here because he's a very important person in our group."
Read more: Mason Raymond joins Canucks in Los Angeles, and he's got his hockey gear
It's tempting to speculate that Raymond is getting close to playing again, but it's believed he still has some hurdles to clear. Just how he participates on the ice, with the team or on his own, will have to wait until today, when the Canucks work out at the Kings' practice facility in preparation for their game on Thursday night.
Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman threw cold water on any notion that Raymond was close getting back in the lineup. "He continues to progress," said Gilman, who participated in the team's golf tourney at upscale Trump National Golf Club on Monday. "We're doing some team-building exercises and Mason is here because he's a very important person in our group."
Read more: Mason Raymond joins Canucks in Los Angeles, and he's got his hockey gear