Brock Boeser did not play in the season opener at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday because of an undisclosed injury.
Boeser skated with the Canucks for the first time since Sept. 29 at their morning skate but did not take line rushes. The forward led Vancouver in goals (23) and points (49) in 56 games last season.
"He looks close," coach Travis Green said. "There's a reason he's on the trip. So not to get into it too far and I haven't got the report from how today's skate went but again … he's on the trip. He's not here to just hang out. He's here to play."
The Canucks, who begin the season with a six-game road trip, play at the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.
Forward
Alex Chiasson
, who attended training camp on a professional tryout contract, signed a one-year, $750,000 contract Tuesday. The 31-year-old scored 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 45 games with the Oilers last season.
"He's a good, big body (6-foot-4, 208 pounds), he's good on the walls, in his own zone, getting pucks out," Green said. "He's known for his net front on the power play. I think he can help us there. We've got a very young group of forwards and having a guy that understands certain parts of the game, I think (he) will also help us in that area as well." -- Kevin Woodley