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He missed 10 days, which were spent rehabbing. In his second game back he got into a fight. Again, he had the stiffness and numbness that stuck around for a while.”

He admitted he was concerned.

“It gets scary. Especially because I have three young children,” he said.

“It happened four times in one month, and there was some concern that if you damaged a nerve it wouldn’t come back for a month. Maybe six months.

“We tried doing the treatment route. Then against Phoenix, it was an innocent play. Guy was just pushing off. My arm went numb again. I had this burning sensation. It stuck around for a while. Treated it. Saw doctors.”

Did something show up on the imaging after the last incident that wasn’t there after the Oct. 22 hit?

I’m sure the Canucks have a great explanation, but it’s strange.

Then there was Gudbranson who said his wrist was sore “for the better part of the season.”

At some point, he said late November, he knew he was going to need surgery for torn ligaments in his wrist.

“It was going to have to get done no matter what.”

He, however, kept playing.

“I went through a variety of opinions.

“I saw different (doctors) over a span of about three weeks.

“Early on, there was potential for me to finish the season. Toward the end, it was looking like a consensus of me getting it done.”

In the mean time, the wrist got worse.

“I had bones that shifted because of the instability. It was getting tough to do my job. Holding a stick was difficult.”

He’s now out months following surgery to repair those ligaments.

Again, I’m sure the Canucks have a great explanation, but it does sound strange. Indeed.