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Garrison (groin) cleared by Canucks

Florida Panthers v Colorado Avalanche

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 18: Jason Garrison #52 of the Florida Panthers controls the puck against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on January 18, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Yesterday we learned that Canucks defenseman Alex Edler had been cleared from injured reserve after struggling with a bulging disc in his back. At the same time we wondered when another Vancouver d-man, Jason Garrison, would be deemed healthy enough to, um, stop getting paid.

Well, ask and ye shall receive – according to The Province, Garrison (groin) has been cleared.

“I’m feeling good and skating better every day and it’s definitely progressing,” he said. “I’ve been told it’s going to be sore for a long time, so that’s something everybody deals with. It’s more with getting the strength going.”

Garrison is coming off two solid seasons in Florida that earned him a six-year, $27.6 million contract with the Canucks.

Safe to say the 28-year-old late-bloomer will face a tad more scrutiny in Vancouver than with the Panthers.

Just ask Roberto Luongo.

And Keith Ballard.

And David Booth.