Music: {allcanada} CANUCKS' MALHOTRA PRACTICES WHILE HAMHUIS MISSES OUT

Friday, June 3, 2011

{allcanada} CANUCKS' MALHOTRA PRACTICES WHILE HAMHUIS MISSES OUT

VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Canucks centre Manny Malhotra practised with the team Friday as they prepared for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final with the Boston Bruins.

Malhotra was cleared to play before the series after suffering a serious eye injury March 16th against the St. Louis Blues.

The Mississauga, Ont., native underwent a number of surgical procedures to save his vision.

Absent from Canucks practice Friday was defenceman Dan Hamhuis.

Hamhuis limped off the ice in the second period of Vancouver's 1-0 victory over the Bruins in Game 1 on Wednesday.

He appeared to suffer a lower body injury either when he sent Boston's Milan Lucic flying head-over-skates with a hip check, or when David Krejci cross-checked him in retaliation.

Game 2 goes Saturday in Vancouver.

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