Sbisa will miss his fourth consecutive game with a lower-bod injury, but it appears he is nearing a return to the Golden Knights blueline. Monitor Swiss’s status as Vegas heads into their back-to-back with the Sharks and Coyotes on Friday and Saturday.
Luca Sbisa News
Sbisa left Saturday’s game with an illness, but is expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. The Canucks are dealing with mumps, but it sounds like Sbisa may have avoided it. He comes into play with two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 61 games this season.
Sbisa suffered an upper-body injury in Monday’s loss to the Jets and will miss at least a couple of weeks. With Sbisa out, Nikita Tryamkin will make his NHL debut on Wednesday.
Sbisa was spotted wearing a walking boot this morning and he has been placed IR with a lower-body injury. With Sbisa out, Dan Hamhuis will return to the lineup after missing the last three games.
Sbisa has scored three goals and eight assists (11 points) with a minus-9 rating and 46 PIMS in 74 games with the Canucks this season.
Sbisa was cleared to play on Wednesday, but he served as a healthy scratch because the Canucks wanted Yannick Weber to stay in the lineup for power-play purposes. Sbisa will be back in tonight after a four-game absence.
Sbisa is not taking part in line rushes this morning, which suggests that he will miss his fourth straight game with an undisclosed. With Sbisa out, Yannick Weber will remain in the lineup.
Sbisa will be replaced by Yannick Weber on the blue line because Sbisa is out with an undisclosed injury. Consider him day-to-day.
Sbisa, 24, missed 52 games this past season with a combination of ankle, hand and knee injuries. He finished the season with six points (1G / 5A) in 30 games. Sbisa does not shy away from contact but has yet to develop into the offensive-defenseman he was expected to be. He will look to stay healthy in 2014-15 and attack his career high of 24 points (2011-12).
Sbisa suffered the knee injury on Friday vs. Pittsburgh and will not play tonight, but his presence on the ice this morning is a positive sign that the knee injury is not serious.
Sbisa injured his knee after playing just 2:56 on Friday and did not return. He will take a seat while Mark Fistric draws back into the lineup. Consider Sbisa day-to-day for now.
Sbisa has yet to record a point and is a minus-2 in three games since returning from a hand injury.
Sbisa has been out since November 22 after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his hand. He has been a healthy scratch for the last week, but will take Mark Fistric's place tonight. Sbisa was the 19th overall pick in 2008 but has yet to fully develop into the top-end offensive defenseman that he was expected to be. He has one assist in nine games this season and a total of eight goals and 43 assists (51 points) in 245 career regular season games.
Sbisa has been out since November 22 after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his hand. With his conditioning stint behind him, he should be ready to slide back into the lineup this week. The 23-year-old has one assist in nine games this season.
Sbisa has been out since November 22 with a hand injury, but has progressed to the point where he can play with Norfolk until he is back in game shape, at which point he will be recalled by the Ducks.
Sbisa was believed to be injured in a first-period fight with Radko Gudas on Friday. He finished the game, but was reportedly unable to untie his skates after the game. He obviously missed Saturday's game and Sami Vatanen stepped in. This is a tough break for Sbisa who missed the first 15 games of the season with a sprained ankle. The Ducks have recalled Nolan Yonkman and placed Sbisa on IR.
Sbisa was recalled from the AHL on Sunday after a conditioning assignment. Sbisa had two assists in two games with Norfolk (AHL). In 41 games with the Ducks last season he had one goal and seven assists.