Hansen had been confirmed in the lineup by head coach Willie Desjardins, but he ended up being held out of the lineup vs.the Canucks. It was probably for the better, as the Canucks clearly did not need him as they easily disposed of Arizona. Consider Hansen day-to-day.
Hansen, who was hospitalized after collapsing on the bench on Saturday, will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes. Hansen has eight goals and five assists (14 points) in 32 games this season.
Despite being sent to the hospital after collapsing on the bench on bench last night. Hansen did not take part in Sunday’s practice, head coach Willie Desjardins expects Hansen to be good-to-go on Monday.
Hansen collapsed in the Canucks' game on Saturday and was hospitalized as a result. Everything was reportedly OK with Hansen, but they will likely hold him out until after the Christmas break.
There is no word on what caused Hansen to collapse, but the Canucks go all good news regarding Hansen’s condition at the hospital. “Everything checked out,” head coach Willie Desjardins said post-game, so this is obviously great news for the Canuck forward. Expect him to be held out of Monday’s game vs. Arizona.
Hansen is eligible to play tomorrow and skated on a line with Ryan Kesler and Chris Higgins this afternoon. Hansen has missed the last 10 games after injuring his arm on October 22. He recovered quicker than expected and the Canucks are finally getting healthy. They look like a much more dangerous team than they did a week ago with Hansen and David Booth back.
Hansen missed the last nine games but should return to the lineup shortly. His original timetable was 3-4 weeks and it has been 22 days so his return is just around the corner and could possibly play on Thursday. Hansen had two goals and two assists in 11 games.
Hansen was placed on IR last week, with an arm injury that wasn't believed to be serious at first. It turns out that he will miss close to a month which thins the Canucks forward corp even more.
Hansen has spent his entire career with the Canucks, collecting 131 points over 318 games in his six-year career.
Anyone that plays with the Sedin's is a threat to put up points. Burrows is expected to play on their line but if Hansen sticks with them on the PP, that certainly gives his fantasy value a slight boost.
Hansen moves back up to the second line. He scored 12 goals and 23 points through 42 games.
Hansen scored 10 goals and 21 points through 36 games. He has been used as a fill-in all season long which has given him fantasy hockey value in deeper leagues.
Hansen gets a shot at the second line which is an indication that Mason Raymond isn't quite ready for that responsibility. The Danish forward has seven goals and 12 points, playing anywhere from the first to fourth line.
In 17 games, Hansen has scored four goals and seven points. He could have some fantasy hockey value in deeper leagues.
Hansen gets the first crack at the top line with Alex Burrows injured. Through his first 14 games he scored a goal and four points.
Hansen moves up to a scoring line. Through his first three games, the Herlev, Denmark native posted one assist with a minus-2 rating while playing a defensive role with Manny Malhotra. This could be a boost in his fantasy hockey value.
