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Pavol Demitra has tendinitis in his shoulder. No ETA for a return to Canucks

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October 16

Vancouver Province

"he Canucks revealed Thursday why Pavol Demitra has been slow to recover from offseason shoulder surgery. Despite having had a medical procedure in May to repair tears to the front and back of his rotator cuff, Demitra remains out indefinitely. He hasn't been skating with the team and complained to The Province this week that there's "a lot of pain in the shoulder." Head coach Alain Vigneault revealed Thursday the pain is from shoulder tendinitis, which means there is inflammation of the rotator cuff tendon. "He got another injection a couple of days ago to relieve the tendinitis," Vigneault said. "That's what's slowing this down a little bit.""

Demitra's rehab from shoulder surgery is not going well

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October 13

Vancouver Province

"Pavol Demitra hopped up the GM Place steps on one foot Sunday morning. If the hobbled Vancouver Canucks winger was recovering from a knee or ankle injury, this would be a positive development. It's not. Demitra has been slow to recover from offseason shoulder surgery to repair tears to the front and back of his rotator cuff. He suffered the ailment while checking defenceman Brian Campbell into the end boards during Game 2 of the Western Conference semfinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks. "Obviously, it's not getting better," said Demitra."

Demitra crushed by shoulder injury

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September 10

Vancouver Province

"Pavol Demitra will soon be 35 years old and although he may have replaced Markus Naslund on Vancouver's whipping post, he isn't ready to follow the former Canucks captain into retirement. "I feel I have a lot of hockey left in me -- I feel great," Demitra said. "Everywhere is great. Everywhere but my shoulder." It's the shoulder he ripped apart while trying to prove something to someone back in the second round of the playoffs when, out of character, he took a long run and exploded at full speed into Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Brian Campbell. The injury hasn't exactly anguished Canucks fans and followers, even after Demitra revealed Tuesday he will miss the start of the NHL season and ..."

Canuck Pavol Demitra to miss start of regular season

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September 9

Vancouver Sun

"Vancouver Canucks forward Pavol Demitra, who had major off-season shoulder surgery will not be ready to start the regular season, he said Tuesday. "They told me six more weeks to go, but I am shooting for the middle of October," Demitra said. "Day-by-day it's getting better. You never know.""