Brock Boeser has resumed skating and puck-handling less than a week after the forward had hand surgery.
Boeser, who was expected to be sidelined 3-4 weeks after having surgery Sept. 26, has been back on the ice with injured players for 4-5 days, coach Bruce Boudreau said Monday.
"He's been skating really hard," Boudreau said. "He's still not shooting pucks right now and I think he has another doctor appointment soon, so we'll see how that goes but they're putting him through quite a lot of skating, which is going to keep his conditioning up."
The Canucks open the season at the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 12, and Boeser was expected to miss 3-7 games based on the timeline given last week. Boudreau didn't have an updated return date but said, "He's determined. He wants to get back as soon as possible."
Boeser agreed to a three-year, $19.95 million contract ($6.65 million average annual value) on July 1.
Boudreau said he's hoping Ilya Mikheyev resumes skating Tuesday. The forward, who agreed to a four-year, $19 million contract ($4.75 million AAV) July 13, is week to week with a lower-body injury sustained in a preseason game against the Calgary Flames on Sept. 25, a 3-2 overtime loss.
There was no update on defenseman Travis Dermott, who left practice last Tuesday after a collision had him "feeling a little woozy," according to Boudreau.
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