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Olli Juolevi was going to be a story this weekend at development camp.

Now, the hard-luck defenceman has become the story because the Vancouver Canucks learned Tuesday that the fifth-overall pick in the 2016 draft won’t be up to speed. He has been skating since mid-June but is still rehabbing from right-knee surgery on Dec. 18 that shut down his AHL season, so his on-ice involvement in the three-day camp at Rogers Arena could be marginal.

“He just got the OK last week from the doctors and is still doing the rehab,” said Canucks general manager Jim Benning. “They’re just going to make sure they bring him along slowly. They’re not going to throw him into the fire and just see where he’s at day to day.

“There haven’t been any setbacks. He met with the surgeon last week and got a good report. It’s just part of the surgery and we’re just working through it right now to figure out what (camp) group he’s going to be in. There’s a good chance he’s going to be rehabbing and not in one of the main groups at the start.