Highmore was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The move was made necessary with Brandon Saad (upper body) ready to return to the Blues lineup. Highmore has no points in two NHL games this season, but he's racked up 46 points in 47 AHL appearances.
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Blues' Matthew Highmore: Back in bigs
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Highmore was recalled from AHL Springfield on Saturday, according to AHL reporter Patrick Williams.
Highmore led the Thunderbirds in points with 46 in 47 games, which was good for 12th place overall in AHL scoring. Highmore had five goals and 12 points in 46 games with Vancouver in 2021-22.
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Blues' Matthew Highmore: Moved to waivers
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St. Louis has waived Highmore, reports CapFriendly.
Highmore had five goals and 12 points in 46 games in 2021-22. He's a veteran of 137 career NHL contests.
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Blues' Matthew Highmore: Signs with St. Louis
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Highmore signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Blues on Thursday.
Highmore drew into 46 games with the Canucks last season, picking up five goals and 12 points while averaging 12:42 of ice time per contest. The two-way nature of Highmore's deal with St. Louis suggests he'll likely be bouncing between the AHL and the NHL in 2022-23.
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Matthew Highmore: Bound for free agency
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Highmore will test the free-agent market Wednesday following Vancouver's decision to not give him a qualifying offer.
Highmore logged a career-high 46 games this season in addition to setting new personal bests in goals (five), assists (seven) and shots (61). Despite his decent production, it seems the Canucks aren't sold on Highmore who should be capable of landing a bottom-six role somewhere in the league. If he can be an 82-game player, Highmore should be capable of pushing for the 25-point mark.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Delivers helper
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Highmore logged an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.
Highmore set up Luke Schenn's third-period insurance tally. In five games since he returned from an upper-body injury, Highmore has a goal, an assist and 11 shots on net. The 26-year-old is up to 12 points, 59 shots, a plus-1 rating, 40 hits and 38 blocked shots in 44 contests, mainly playing in a bottom-six role.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Expected to return
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Highmore (upper body) is expected to return to the lineup for Monday's game against Dallas, Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Highmore should return to a bottom-six role versus the Stars. He's collected 10 points through 39 contests this campaign.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Downgraded to week-to-week
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Highmore (upper body) is now considered week-to-week according to coach Bruce Boudreau, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Based on his timeline, Highmore figures to miss at least the next three matches for the club due to his upper-body issue. Prior to his absence, the 26-year-old recorded just one point in his last 12 contests while registering just 15 shots. Recent call-up William Lockwood figures to continue deputizing in Highmore's stead.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Unavailable against Stars
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Highmore is dealing with an upper-body injury and will miss Saturday's clash with Dallas, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Highmore was labeled day-to-day by coach Bruce Boudreau, so it doesn't seem like he will be out for an extended period of time. William Lockwood is set to make his season debut with Highmore unavailable. Prior to his injury, Highmore managed just one point in his last 12 appearances, and he's unlikely to offer more than mid-range fantasy value once given the all-clear.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Suiting up Sunday
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Highmore (undisclosed) is playing Sunday against the Sabres, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Highmore seemed to suffer a minor injury against Calgary on Saturday but it won't force him to miss any time. The 26-year-old has 10 points in 36 games this season and will skate in his usual middle-six role.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Spoils shutout Saturday
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Highmore scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Flames, but he also received medical attention late in the game, Jeff Paterson of TSN 1040 Vancouver reports.
Highmore's goal spoiled Dan Vladar's bid for a shutout Saturday, and it was the forward's first point in his last nine games. He was seen being attended to on the bench, though it's unclear what injury he could be nursing heading into Sunday's game versus the Sabres. The 26-year-old has 10 points, 44 shots on net, 38 hits and a plus-2 rating through 36 appearances this season.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Rare multi-point effort Sunday
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Highmore scored a power-play goal on two shots and added an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
Highmore helped out on a Tyler Myers goal late in the first period and then scored one of his own in the second. This was Highmore's first career power-play goal -- the Canucks' first unit played most of the time on their lone power play, and the 26-year-old was on the ice in preparation for play to go back to even strength. He's collected a career-high nine points in 27 outings this season. This was Highmore's second multi-point game of the campaign, but his fourth-line role suggests those will be rare occurrences.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Chips in with helper
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Highmore logged an assist and two PIM in Monday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.
Highmore had the secondary helper on Tyler Motte's goal just 11 seconds into the game. This was Highmore's first point in three games since returning from COVID-19. The 25-year-old forward has seven points in 25 outings this season, matching his output from 42 appearances last year. He's added 30 shots on goal, 26 hits, 23 blocked shots, eight PIM and a plus-3 rating while playing mainly in a bottom-six role.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Expected to return Wednesday
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Highmore (COVID-19) is expected to return to practice Wednesday, Farhan Lalji of TSN reports Tuesday.
Highmore has missed the last three games while in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols. If the 25-year-old returns to practice Wednesday he would be eligible to participate in Thursday's game versus San Jose. The forward has lit the lamp once over his last 10 performances.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Tests positive for COVID
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Highmore has tested positive for COVID-19, per coach Bruce Boudreau, Harman Dayal of The Athletic reports.
Highmore will be placed in COVID-19 protocols and miss Tuesday's game against Arizona. He'll be hard-pressed to recover in time to face the Islanders on Wednesday.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Tallies rare goal
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Highmore notched a goal in a 4-2 loss to the Predators on Tuesday.
Highmore had gone the previous nine games without any points. The 25-year-old has tied his career high of six points through 22 games.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Posts pair of points in loss
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Highmore notched a goal and an assist in Thursday's loss to the Lightning.
Highmore has five points in 12 appearances this season with four of those coming in the past five contests. He has 15 shots, 15 hits, and 11 blocks on the campaign.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Posts helper in win
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Highmore notched an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.
Highmore set up Tyler Motte in the third period for what was the game-winning goal. This was Highmore's first point in two games since returning from an upper-body injury. The 25-year-old has three helpers, 13 shots on net, 12 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 10 contests in an injury-riddled season.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Lifted from IR
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Highmore (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Thursday.
Highmore has two assists through eight games this season and hasn't suited up since suffering an injury against Philadelphia on Oct. 28. The 25-year-old forward should return to the lineup Thursday against the Kings.
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Canucks' Matthew Highmore: Cleared for contact
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Highmore (upper body) has been cleared for contact, The Athletic's Harman Dayal reports.
It isn't clear if Highmore's been cleared for game action, but he should be ready to return to the lineup sooner rather than later. The 25-year-old forward picked up two helpers through the first eight contests of the campaign before suffering an upper-body injury.
