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Video: Hamhuis hip check leaves Lapierre hurting

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A Dan Hamhuis hip check Friday in Vancouver has left his former Canucks teammate, Blues forward Max Lapierre, day-to-day with an apparent lower-body injury.

Lapierre didn’t practice today and will be re-evaluated tomorrow before St. Louis hosts Phoenix.

“He took that hit late in the game, that low hit there,” said coach Ken Hitchcock, per the Post-Dispatch. “He’s been exercising full, but not able to skate on a full-time basis. So we’ll evaluate him tomorrow and see if he can play tomorrow.”

As for Hamhuis, the steady Canucks d-man said Friday that he’s feeling more comfortable using the hip check now; however, he hasn’t forgotten about the one he threw on Milan Lucic in Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final that left him injured for the rest of the series.