One of the big return pieces from the Quinn Hughes trade will have to watch from the sidelines for the foreseeable future.
The Vancouver Canucks have placed centre Marco Rossi on the injured reserve after suffering a lower-body injury, the team announced Friday.
In a corresponding move, forward Arshdeep Bains has been recalled from AHL Abbotsford.
Rossi suffered an injury in Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. He exited the game in the third period after blocking a shot and did not return.
Head coach Adam Foote told reporters on Thursday that Rossi would be out at least the next week.
One of three players acquired in the Hughes trade, along with Liam Öhgren and Zeev Buium, Rossi had 13 points in 17 games with the Wild but has recorded only two points in eight games with the Canucks.
Bains, meanwhile, was placed on waivers by the Canucks in mid-October and was reassigned to Abbotsford.
The 24-year-old has played in 26 games for Vancouver this season, recording just one goal and four assists, and struggled to find consistent playing time, averaging just over nine minutes a night.
The Surrey, B.C., native has spent the majority of his professional career with Abbotsford, winning the Calder Cup last season.
Bains ranks second all-time in points for the AHL franchise with 136 points in 175 games, and will look to bring a much-needed boost to a team that sits dead last in the Pacific Division, with just six wins in 26 games.
