The Canucks squeaked out a 4-3 overtime victory over the Sabres without Hronek, but that was more of a gutsy, bend-but-don’t-break performance that leaned heavily on goaltending rather than a sustainable formula.

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says that there is no timeline on a return for defenseman Filip Hronek as he is still being evaluated. Hronek has racked up nine points in 21 games this season while playing on the top defensive unit with Canucks captain,

The Vancouver Canucks are expected to be without their second best defenceman for some time, but as of now, the club has no official timeline for his injury.

The late-game hit Filip Hronek took Wednesday night appears to have handed him lasting consequences. As first reported by the Nation Network’s Irfaan Gaffar, Hronek “is going to be out a while with an upper body injury.