Luca Sbisa News

Sbisa (lower-body) did not travel to Anaheim; won’t play Wednesday.

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.

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Sbisa (illness) will be in the Canucks' lineup on Tuesday.

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.

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The Canucks have acquired Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, the 24th overall pick and the 85th overall pick in this year's draft from the Ducks for Ryan Kesler and 2015 third-round pick.

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).

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Sbisa will return to the Ducks blueline tonight vs. Minnesota.

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.

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Sbisa is back on the ice with the Ducks after finishing his conditioning stunt with Norfolk.

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.

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Luca Sbisa out 6-8 weeks with torn tendon in right hand.

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.

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