With an injury to Nils Hoglander, there's a chance for O'Connor to be a big, fast contributor. He looked good Sunday in Edmonton

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As much as we like to construct line combinations for the Vancouver Canucks , pre-season performances — both good and bad — have a way of messing up the process. And so do injuries. Article content Article content

The Canucks are without left winger Nils Hoglander , who’s out three to four weeks with an ankle injury suffered against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday in Abbotsford. On Sunday in Edmonton, veteran right winger Conor Garland didn’t take the warm-up skate and sat out with what the team has been calling a ‘minor issue’.

If Sunday was the season opener, Garland likely would have pl

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