"How serious is Andrew Ebbett's broken foot? Ten games. How serious is Roberto Luongo's mystery injury? Not very.

The Canucks' recall of minor-league goalie Eddie Lack to back up tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks (7 p.m., Sportsnet Pacific, Team 1040) led Vancouver to ease its salary-cap crunch by placing Ebbett on long-term injured reserve retroactive to his injury last Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings.

The Canucks indicated the depth forward might miss only a couple of weeks, but the LTIR designation means Ebbett is ineligible to play for 10 games — or until the Canucks face the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 6."