The Vancouver Canucks are a middling team thus far in the 2025-26 season, which is why they are trying to spark their roster by calling up prospect Tom Willander from the Abbotsford Canucks. Willander had an outside chance at making the team out of training camp , but the front office believed he needed some more development in the AHL. After an injury to former New York Rangers' defenseman Victor Mancini in Sunday night's win over the Edmonton Oilers, Elliotte Friedman reported that Willander is getting the call to be his replacement against his old team.

“We will see for sure at morning skate,” Friedman posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “But looking like NHL debut tonight for the 2023 first-rounder.”

Mancini was only in the lineup on Sunday because of a lower-body injury

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