Club officials did not want to discuss the matter, and Kanuse said he was unable to comment.
Kanouse, 28, has not trained with the team recently despite recovering from an ankle injury sustained during pre-season camp in Saudi Arabia. Lesene said Canoes' ankle was “full force.”
Canoes, a native of central Pennsylvania, ranks second in continuous service behind captain Steven Birnbaum, who is in his 11th season. He started a career-high 27 games last year and has appeared in 137 regular-season games since joining from German club Hoffenheim in 2017.
Steven Birnbaum continues to rehabilitate after surgery
Birnbaum, who suffered a setback in his recovery from preseason knee surgery, continues to rehabilitate indoors during team practices. A timetable for his return is yet to be determined, but Lessené said the defender had “made further progress this week”.
Goaltender Tyler Miller, who has been sidelined since shoulder surgery last fall, has returned to training with the other goalies and is a few weeks away from playing full time, Lesene said.
Rookie defenseman Garrison Tubbs (hamstring) will be sidelined for several weeks.
4 players return from international duty
Four players who missed United's 2-2 draw with St. Louis last weekend have returned from international duty and will be available for Saturday's game against Montreal at Audi Field.
Defensive midfielder Matti Peltola played 90 minutes in Finland's 4-1 loss to Wales in the European Championship play-offs. After that, he came on as a substitute in the second half of a 2-1 home friendly win against Estonia, but was forced to leave early due to a migraine. Peltola trained with United on Thursday.
Right back Aaron Herrera played 90 minutes in each of Guatemala's friendlies against Venezuela (0-0 draw in Houston) and Ecuador (2-0 loss in Harrison, New Jersey).
Forward Christian Fletcher played 60 minutes in the U.S. Under-19 National Team's 3-2 win over England in Morocco, and played in the second half in the 1-0 loss to Morocco. Defender Matai Akinboni played 82 minutes in the first friendly and the remaining 18 minutes in the second friendly. …
Left-back Pedro Santos returned from suspension following a red card.
United Airlines finalizes radio plans
Six weeks into the season, United have finalized plans to restart their radio broadcasts, led by play-by-play announcer Dave Johnson, which will extend the team's streak of television and radio appearances into their 29th season. Bruce Murray rejoins as color commentator.
Starting Saturday, you can listen on HD2 Radio's WTSD-AM-1190, WONK-FM-104.7, 101.1 and the iHeartRadio streaming service. Their calls are also an audio option on Apple TV's broadcast range.
