The Canucks have activated injured forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki from the injured reserve list and immediately assigned him to the AHL afterward. The <a href='https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/canucks-jonathan-lekkerimaki-activated-and-demoted/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Vancouver Canucks are getting one more player back from injury</a>, as forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki has been activated from injured reserve and immediately assigned to AHL Abbotsford, the team announced. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1988773954593435818'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>What caused Jonathan Lekkerimaki's injury</h3> The second-year winger was injured back on Oct. 20 against the Washington Capitals when he was on the receiving end of a rough hit into the boards. The exact nature of his injury was never divulged. Lekkerimaki, age 21, has one goal in four games after making the NHL club out of training camp. The 2022 first-round pick made his NHL debut last season, recording six points (three goals, three assists) in 24 games. Lekkerimaki joins a decimated Abbotsford team that has seen many of its top players called up to the big club amid Vancouver's injury crisis, so they are lacking some heavy talent, which is a major reason that they have lost their past 11 games. <h3>Why the Canucks were unable to bring Jonathan Lekkerimaki up to the NHL right away</h3> At the moment, the Canucks still have a full 23-player roster, so whenever they do decide to bring Lekkerimaki up to the NHL, they will need to make a corresponding roster move to open up a spot for him. Moving goalie Thatcher Demko to injured reserve would be the easiest approach after it was revealed yesterday that <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/canucks-dealt-heavy-blow-as-thatcher-demko-set-to-miss-significant-time' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>he will miss two to three weeks with a suspected groin injury.</a> Considering how many injuries Vancouver has up front (Teddy Blueger, Filip Chytil, and Nils Hoglander), it seems unlikely that Lekkerimaki's stint in the minors will be a long one. This seems to be more of a short-term conditioning stint.