It’s true, the American Hockey League is above all else, a developmental league. But what’s happened to the Abbotsford Canucks’ blue line early this season has been as taxing as it gets. With long-term injuries hitting veteran defenders Jett Woo and Guillaume Brisebois before the season even began, Vancouver’s AHL affiliate was already leaning on youth to shoulder heavy minutes. Then came a string of injuries and call-ups in Vancouver, and one by one, those youthful reinforcements were pulled from the lineup to head for greener pastures. First, it was Victor Mancini, who’s now nursing an injury of his own while listed on Vancouver’s roster. Then Kirill Kudryavtsev. Then Tom Willander. Each took turns returning for a game in Abbotsford, but the carousel has now left all three up with Vancouver on their current road trip and on the team’s roster for an unpredictable amount of time. That’s left just one — the youngest of the four — to carry the load. Sawyer Mynio, eight games into his rookie season, has swiftly
