Lubomir Visnovsky News

The Blackhawks have signed Lubomir Visnovsky to a professional tryout (PTO).

Visnovsky, 39, has missed more games than he has played over the last two seasons. Overall he has totalled eight goals and 23 assists (31 points) in 77 games. Visnovsky will have to beat out David Rundblad or Trevor van Riemsdyk for a spot in the Blackhawks’ opening night lineup.

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Visnovsky will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.

Visnovsky was a minus-1 with one assist last night, but will be given the night off tonight to allow Matt Donovan to play in just his 10th game of the season. The Islanders have given the 38-year-old blue liner a few nights off this season to keep those veteran legs fresh.

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Visnovsky will be back in the Islanders lineup on Thursday.

Visnovsky served as a healthy scratch on Tuesday, but will be back on the blue line tonight vs. Nashville. Head coach Jack Capuano has not decided who will come out of Visnovsky, but it is expected to be Brain Strait. Visnovsky has one assist and a minus-1 rating in his last five games.

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The Islanders have activated Lubomir Visnovsky (upper-body) from IR.

Visnovsky, who has missed the last 10 games, has been skating since before the break and it appears as iff he is ready to return to the lineup this afternoon vs. the Red Wings. Brian Strait will come out of lineup to make room for Visnovsky, who has 11 points (3G / 8A) in 29 games this season.

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Visnovsky (upper-body) returns to the Islanders lineup on Tuesday.

Visnovsky has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury he suffered on October 28th, but he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Minnesota. Matt Donovan will come out of the lineup to make room for Visnovsky. He has six points (1G / 5A) in 17 games this season.

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Visnovsky (upper-body) has a “good chance” of returning on Tuesday.

Visnovsky has missed the last four games with an upper-body ailment, but was back at practice last Friday and is expected to play on Tuesday vs. the Wild. His return likely means that Griffin Reinhart will come out and head back to Bridgeport (AHL). Visnovsky has one goal and five assists in 17 games this season.

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Visnovsky (upper-body) will make his season debut on Thursday.

Visnovsky has yet to play this season because of an upper-body injury he suffered in the preseason. Visnovsky has only played in 59 of a possible 130 games since being an Islander. Over that time he has averaged 34.7 points per 82 games, so he is a legit fantasy option, but health is a concern for the 38-year-old blueliner.

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