long ways off." Canucks mum on deals Two of the Vancouver Canucks' top three defencemen - Kevin Bieksa and Christian Ehrhoff - are unrestricted free agents at season's end, and Gillis says he has no plans to talk to either about contracts until the season is over. "We haven't talked contract with any of our UFA guys," said Gillis of his blanket approach. "We tried that and talked to players before during the season and just found it wasn't productive or good for the team environment." Ice chips The orbital bone of hotshot Vancouver prospect Cody Hodgson has healed, but he's experiencing blurred vision and can't exercise much because of it. He's likely two weeks away from rejoining the Manitoba Moose, and his play will be closely monitored as the Canucks eye calling him up down the stretch ... WHL commissioner Ron Robison will meet with all parties involved Tuesday to resolve the Gregg Drinnan issue that has the Kamloops Blazers beat writer banned from contacting the team or it's personnel due to what the team calls ongoing negative reporting. The only reason it might be of interest is that the team's owners are Shane Doan, Jarome Iginla, Mark Recchi, Darryl Sydor and Tom Gaglardi. eric.francis@sunmedia.ca twitter.com/ericfrancis Francis appears regularly as a panelist on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada