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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Won't play Friday
Urho Vaakanainen (upper body) won't play Friday versus the Sabres, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.This will be Vaakanainen's fourth straight game out of the lineup. Drew Helleson has been playing in place of Vaakanainen. It's unclear if the 25-year-old will be able to play Monday versus the Kraken, as there has not been much information about his recovery.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Out again Tuesday
Urho Vaakanainen (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the Blackhawks, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.Vaakanainen is set to miss his third contest with this injury. The 25-year-old defenseman does not have a clear timeline to return. His next chance to play is Friday versus the Sabres.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Unavailable Monday
Urho Vaakanainen (upper body) won't suit up Monday against Dallas.Vaakanainen will miss his second straight contest, and it's not yet known if he's close to returning. The 25-year-old has collected an assist through five appearances this season. Drew Helleson will make his second appearance of the season on the third defensive pairing.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Dealing with upper-body injury
Urho Vaakanainen will miss Friday's game with an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day beyond that.Vaakanainen sustained the injury Wednesday versus Vegas. The 25-year-old defenseman could be in the mix to cover for the absence of Cam Fowler (upper body) once Vaakanainen is able to return.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Suffers undisclosed injury
Urho Vaakanainen (undisclosed) missed Thursday's practice, per Derek Lee of The Hockey News, and consequently isn't expected to play Friday versus Detroit.Vaakanainen suffered the injury during Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Vegas. He has an assist in five appearances with Anaheim in 2024-25. When healthy, Vaakanainen is an option for the third pairing, though he also spends time in the press box.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Draws assist Friday
Urho Vaakanainen logged an assist in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Wild.Vaakanainen stayed in the lineup for the second game in a row since Cam Fowler (upper body) was unavailable. The 25-year-old Vaakanainen has played in three games this season, earning two shots on net, five blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-1 rating. He'll likely see a fairly limited role when he plays while also being a candidate to be scratched when the Anaheim Ducks' defense is fully healthy.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Not getting much playing time
Urho Vaakanainen was scratched for the 10th time in 11 games when he sat out Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks.Vaakanainen signed a one-year deal to remain with the Anaheim Ducks in July after he was not given a qualifying offer in June. The 25-year-old defenseman has served as a healthy scratch most of the time, though he's now the only spare blueliner in Anaheim after Tristan Luneau was reassigned to AHL San Diego on Friday. Vaakanainen may rotate into the lineup for one of the Ducks' younger defensemen at times, but it would likely take another player's injury for him to have a chance at steady playing time.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Staying with Anaheim
Urho Vaakanainen signed a one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.Vaakanainen scored 14 points in 68 games with the Ducks last season and did not receive a qualifying offer before hitting free agency. The 25-year-old should fill a bottom-four role during the 2024-25 campaign.
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Urho Vaakanainen: Does not receive QO
Urho Vaakanainen will become an unrestricted free agent Monday after not receiving a qualifying offer from the Ducks, Eric Stephens of The Athletic reports.Vaakanainen scored 14 points in 68 games last season and did not receive consistent playing time down the stretch. He was a first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft but has been held to 24 points in 136 career NHL contests.
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Ducks' Urho Vaakanainen: Can't keep steady role
Urho Vaakanainen was scratched for four of the Anaheim Ducks' last 11 games.Vaakanainen set a career high with 68 games played in 2023-24, picking up 14 points, 67 shots on net, 55 hits and 79 blocked shots. He was generally solid in a bottom-four role, but he couldn't maintain an everyday role in the second half of the season. Vaakanainen is a pending restricted free agent.
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