The Canucks are not having a good time this season. Vancouver is dealing with a rash of injuries and entered their game against the Blues on Thursday short-handed and sitting in the bottom third of the NHL with just 10 points on the year. It didn't take long for things to get worse.

Canucks winger Brock Boeser was knocked out of Vancouver's Thursday road game against the St. Louis Blues in the opening minute when a shot struck him in the lower midsection. The team ruled him out for the night.

The Canucks have lost four of their last five games and are about to start a three-game Central Division road trip.

The Vancouver Canucks will most likely be missing eight players when they take on the St. Louis Blues. The number of players missing is extra significant, as t

The Vancouver Canucks announced on social media that forward Brock Boeser left Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Blues with an undisclosed injury and would not return.

The St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks have much in common these days. Both teams are losing ground in the Western Conference standings during their October struggles, and both teams are depleted by injuries.

In the end, Stamkos does not make sense as a trade target for the Canucks. While he does have scoring capabilities, his downward trend since joining the Predators and potential acquisition cost would make a potential deal extremely risky. Overall, it would be a smart move for Vancouver to look elsewhere in order to improve their forward depth.