Injury Bug Plagues D-Men; Salo Returns

Well, well, well. Look who's returning to the Canucks' lineup tonight!! Sami Salo is making his long-awaited season's debut tonight against the Calgary Flames, no less on Hockey Day in Canada. And after all that agonizing over, "How is he going to fit under the cap? What are we gonna do??" our blueline has become a black-and-blue-line, allowing Salo back into the lineup with no cap implications. In fact, if Salo was not ready to go tonight, we'd have needed to call up another D-man. As it is we have 6 healthy defensemen. Edler (back surgery, should be back by playoffs), Ballard (3-4 weeks, leg injury), Hamhuis (indefinitely, concussion), and Sweatt (6-8 weeks, fractured foot) are all currently injured, whilst Alberts and Rome are both coming off recent injuries of their own. The injury bug seems to be a blessing in disguise, however, as after the trade deadline, these guys are all gonna start getting healthy and the Canucks are going to have no less than eleven hopefully healthy, capable NHL-worthy defensemen.Thank goodness for all that defensive depth the Team 1040 guys were raving about, or we'd be pretty darn screwed. By playoff time if most guys can stay healthy, we're gonna be STACKED.