Canucks' Jannik Hansen: Eyeing return on road trip

Hansen (ribs) could return at some point during a four-game road trip that begins in Tampa Bay on Thursday and culminates with a Dec. 13 contest against the Hurricanes.

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Regarded as a checking winger, Hansen has missed the past 14 games due to his injury. That puts him right at the forefront of his initial 4-to-6 week return timetable. Before sustaining the ailment, he had been working at a half-point-per-game pace.