Brandon Sutter of the Vancouver Canucks is out of the lineup “for some time” as he offers with signs per long COVID, the workforce’s common supervisor stated Monday.
“He’s not going to be again any time quickly,” Jim Benning stated.
The membership was hit by a COVID-19 outbreak in late March, with 21 gamers and 4 teaching employees testing constructive for the virus.
Many skilled signs, together with excessive fatigue, fever, chills and shortness of breath. Family members additionally fell sick, together with wives and kids.
Benning stated the 32-year-old veteran continues to be experiencing signs.
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“I suppose they name it being a protracted hauler,” Benning stated Monday.
“He nonetheless has some points that he’s working by with that. Step one for him is to get feeling higher after which as soon as he’s wholesome sufficient and he’s feeling higher, then he’ll begin understanding and get again out on the ice.”
The Canucks kick off their common season in Edmonton on Wednesday. Their first residence at Rogers Enviornment takes place on Oct. 26.
— With recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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