Overview
- Vancouver moved Elias Pettersson to injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 5 and activated Marco Rossi from IR.
- Rossi practiced in Newark and is expected to dress for today’s matinee against the New Jersey Devils.
- The 24-year-old last played on Nov. 11 and had 13 points in 17 games for Minnesota before a lower-body injury.
- Acquired in the Quinn Hughes trade, Rossi currently stands as the only healthy pivot among Vancouver’s key young centers with Filip Chytil out.
- Reporting indicates head coach Adam Foote will open Rossi in a featured role, potentially centering Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser.