The Vancouver Canucks released unfortunate news on the injury front on Tuesday afternoon. They announced that defenseman Filip Hronek is expected to miss the next eight weeks while he recovers from a lower-body procedure.

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek will be out of the lineup for approximately eight weeks, the club announced Tuesday. General manager Patrik Allvin said in a release that Hronek underwent a procedure for a lower-body injury but will not require surgery for a separate upper-body injury.

Filip Hronek always wants to play. A non-surgical procedure, as opposed to surgery, will sideline the Vancouver Canucks top-pairing defenceman for eight weeks. It’s not the best news, but a combination of not requiring shoulder surgery and dealing with a lower-body ailment will add up to two months on the sidelines.