Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Waived for AHL demotion
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Brisebois (upper body) was placed on waivers Tuesday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Abbotsford.
Assuming he clears, Brisebois will be activated from long-term injured reserve and assigned to the minors. He hasn't played since the preseason because of a suspected concussion. Brisebois had one goal, two assists and 27 blocked shots in 17 NHL outings last season. He also picked up six points in 36 AHL appearances during the 2022-23 campaign.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Shifts to LTIR
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Brisebois (undisclosed) was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday.
Brisebois will be out of action until at least early November due to the move to LTIR. He has already missed Vancouver's first two games of the 2023-24 campaign. Brisebois collected one goal, two assists, 15 shots on net, 27 blocked shots and 11 hits in 17 games with the Canucks last season.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Still not skating
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Brisebois has yet to begin skating since suffering his upper-body injury 10 days ago, Jeff Paterson of The Hockey News reports.
With Brisebois not even skating yet, it wouldn't be a surprise to see him land on injured reserve in order to free up a spot on the 23-man roster, especially after Teddy Blueger (bruise) was downgraded to week-to-week. Unless Carson Soucy (undisclosed) is ready to return against Edmonton on Saturday, Akito Hirose figures to continue filling out the third pairing. While Brisebois hasn't been given a clear recovery timeline, fantasy players can probably consider him questionable at best to face the Flyers on Tuesday.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Not suiting up
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Brisebois (undisclosed) won't play Wednesday versus the Oilers, Jeff Paterson of The Hockey News reports.
Brisebois was labeled a game-time decision but wasn't able to suit up. Even when healthy, he may be on the fringe of the roster for the Canucks as a projected third-pairing defenseman. Akito Hirose and Noah Juulsen will be on the bottom pairing Wednesday, while Brisebois' next chance to play is Saturday versus the Oilers.
Brisebois will be a game-time decision Wednesday versus Edmonton due to an undisclosed injury, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.
Brisebois had a goal and three points in 17 games with Vancouver last season. If Brisebois is unavailable Wednesday the chances of Akito Hirose, who was recalled by Vancouver on Wednesday, drawing into the lineup would increase.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Set to return
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Brisebois (undisclosed) is expected to be back in the lineup Tuesday against St. Louis, Dan Murphy of Sportsnet reports.
Brisebois, who has been out for the past three contests, has three points, 15 shots on net and 24 blocked shots in 15 games in 2022-23. He is slated to replace Jack Rathbone in the lineup.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Remains out
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Brisebois (undisclosed) won't play Sunday against Chicago, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Brisebois will miss his third straight contest. The 25-year-old blueliner has earned three points, 15 shots on goal and 24 blocks in 15 games with Vancouver this season. Jack Rathbone will remain in the lineup.
Brisebois (undisclosed) is not on the ice for pregame warmups and isn't expected to play Saturday against Dallas, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Brisebois, who will miss his second straight contest, has three points, 15 shots on goal and 24 blocks in 15 games with Vancouver this season. He will be replaced in the lineup by Jack Rathbone.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Game-time decision
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Brisebois (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision Saturday against Dallas.
Brisebois was a late scratch Thursday versus San Jose because of an undisclosed issue. He has posted three points, 15 shots on goal and 24 blocks in 15 NHL appearances this season. If Brisebois is too banged up to play Saturday, Jack Rathbone is expected to be in the lineup.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Nets first career goal
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Brisebois scored a goal and added two hits in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Stars.
Brisebois made his NHL debut back in 2018-19, but he's finally found some offense this season. He netted his first career tally at 4:09 of the third period. Through 12 outings this season, he has three points, 12 shots on net, 18 blocked shots, six hits, six PIM and a plus-2 rating. The 25-year-old should continue to see a bottom-four role until the Canucks get some blueliners back from injuries.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Finds helper in win
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Brisebois registered an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Senators.
This was Brisebois' first point in eight games since he returned to the big club in February. He helped out on Sheldon Dries' third-period tally, which gave the Canucks a 4-0 lead. Brisebois has two assists, 11 shots on net, 17 blocked shots, six PIM and a plus-1 rating through 11 contests this season. He's likely miscast on the second pairing currently, but the Canucks' injuries on the blue line have necessitated him playing more than he has at any other point in his NHL career.
Brisebois signed a two-year contract extension with the Canucks on Tuesday.
Brisebois' new deal is a two-way contract in 2023-24 and transfers to a one-way contract for the following season. The 25-year-old has just one assist through 19 career NHL contests, so it's unlikely he serves as much more than organizational depth in the near future.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Summoned by Vancouver
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Brisebois was promoted by Vancouver on Wednesday.
Brisebois has a goal and six points in 36 games with AHL Abbotsford this season. The 25-year-old has also contributed an assist in three contests with Vancouver in 2022-23.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Reassigned to minors
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Brisebois was sent down to AHL Abbotsford on Monday.
Brisebois' demotion likely clears the way for Riley Stillman (undisclosed) to come off injured reserve prior to puck drop against the Devils on Tuesday. With the club's acquisition of Ethan Bear, the 24-year-old Brisebois figures to spend the remainder of the season in the minors.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Earns first career assist
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Brisebois notched an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Penguins.
Brisebois helped out on a J.T. Miller empty-net goal. The assist was Brisebois' first point in 13 career games across parts of four years. He's added three shots on net, four blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in three outings this year while filling on a Canucks blue line that's been decimated by injuries.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Called up
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Brisebois was called up from AHL Abbotsford on Monday.
Brisebois appears as though he will be in the lineup Monday against Carolina, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports. The 25-year-old defenseman has appeared in 10 career NHL games, including one appearance last season.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Among roster cuts
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Brisebois was put on waivers by the Canucks on Tuesday.
Brisebois will be assigned to Abbotsford of the AHL if he goes unclaimed. He picked up seven points in 26 minor-league games with Abbotsford last year. Brisebois also made one appearance with Vancouver in 2021-22.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Signs one-year deal
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Brisebois secured a one-year, two-way contract with Vancouver on Monday.
Brisebois has appeared in just 10 games for the Canucks since being selected by the organization in the third round of the 2015 NHL Draft. The blueliner has yet to register a point at the NHL level, which shouldn't come as a huge surprise considering he is averaging a meager 10:23 of ice time, including playing just 4:13 in his lone NHL game this year.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Dropped to AHL level
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Brisebois (undisclosed) was activated from IR and reassigned to AHL Abbotsford on Monday, per CapFriendly's transactions page.
Brisebois has appeared in just one game for the big club this season. The Canucks are banged up on defense and recalled Ashton Sautner and Noah Juulsen from the AHL in corresponding moves to help address their deficiency of healthy blueliners, as Brisebois will need some seasoning at the AHL level to get back up to speed.
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Canucks' Guillaume Brisebois: Shifts to LTIR
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Brisebois (undisclosed) was placed on long-term injured reserve Friday.
Brisebois has already missed eight games with his undisclosed injury, so this move will only force him to miss Vancouver's next two contests, although the Canucks have yet to release an expected timetable for the 24-year-old defender's recovery. Brisebois didn't record a point in 4:13 of ice time in his lone appearance with the big club this season Dec. 16 against San Jose.
