Luca Sbisa (lower body) will make his 2013 playoffs debut on Saturday.
Sbisa was reportedly healthy enough to play on Saturday, but was ultimately held out of that contest. He had eight points and 23 penalty minutes in 41 regular season games.

Luca Sbisa missed Game 1 due to his lower body injury.
Sbisa wasn't able to play in the final six contests of the regular season. The good news is that he has been improving lately and might return soon.

Luca Sbisa (lower body) is questionable for Game 1 Tuesday.
Sbisa missed the last six games with the injury as the defenseman is having trouble skating and still cannot make it through a full practice. "Hopefully I'll be ready by the first game," Sbisa said. "That's the goal. I've got to see how the body reacts and stuff. As of right now, we decided not to force it too much." Stay tuned as coach Bruce Boudreau hopes Sbisa is able to participate in practice Monday.

Luca Sbisa (lower body) is targeting the Ducks' playoffs opener as his return date.
Sbisa will miss the Ducks' season finale on Saturday. The game has no value to Anaheim from a standings perspective, so they had no motivation to try and push Sbisa into the lineup if he wasn't feeling 100%.

Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said defenseman Luca Sbisa (lower body injury) will remain sidelined for the Ducks when they play the Phoenix Coyotes today in their final game of the regular season.
"We want to win, end on a high note and feel good about ourselves going into our playoffs," Boudreau said of the otherwise inconsequential game.

Luca Sbisa (lower body) didn't play on Thursday.
Sbisa has now missed five straight contests. His availability for the start of the playoffs remains unclear.

Lucas Sbisa (lower body) will likely miss his fifth straight game on Thursday.
The blueliner left Wednesday's practice early, indicating he's not ready to return. Sbisa has eight points this season.

Luca Sbisa (lower body) missed his fourth straight game Monday.
Sbisa skated Sunday and it was thought that he could be ready to play on Monday but his skate on Monday did not produce good results. "It almost felt the same or even a little worse, which was really disappointing. I really wanted to play tonight," Sbisa said. "It doesn't make sense to really force it right now. I've been playing with it for a while. It's just not allowing me to play the game I want to play." Sbisa will try to play on Thursday as he hopes the couple of extra days will make a difference.

Much like Sheldon Souray, Luca Sbisa's status for Sunday's Anaheim Ducks-Edmonton Oilers game is uncertain.
Both players are struggling with lower-body injuries. While the Ducks don't want to "back in" to the playoffs - they've lost four in a row - it's likely preferable to have everyone as healthy as possible.

Luca Sbisa (undisclosed) wasn't able to practice on Thursday.
Sbisa didn't play on Wednesday and is questionable for Friday's game. He had eight points and 23 penalty minutes in 41 games this season.

Luca Sbisa didn't take part in Tuesday's practice.
The Ducks wouldn't reveal what's wrong with Sbisa, other than to say he's sore. They also consider him questionable for Wednesday's contest.

Defenseman Luca Sbisa says the Anaheim Ducks were put through a vigorous practice session -- complete with meetings -- on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the team's 12-game point streak ended with a thud.
The Ducks are 22-4-4 and yet, Saturday, "Our practice had a lot of intensity and a little bit of emotion on the ice," Sbisa said. "Our guys got (upset) a bit when things didn't go their way and I think that's the way it's supposed to be. We weren't happy with the way we played (Friday, in a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings). We weren't happy with our compete level. And I think a day like this will get us on the right track again." The Ducks can instantly apply what lessons they learned from the Red Wings when the teams tangle again tonight.

Luca Sbisa netted his first goal of the season on Tuesday.
Since spending a game in the press box on Feb. 25, Sbisa has four points in eight contests. He might be worth taking a chance on if you're hurting for blueliners, but his fantasy value in standard leagues is still very limited.

Luca Sbisa played on Wednesday after spending Monday's contest in the press box.
"I just think he's too good a player to be playing average," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "And we want him to raise his bar. Not raise the bar of OK the level there is good. But I think his level should be up here and not be satisfied with anything else." Sbisa had a plus-one rating and two blocked shots in 20:02 minutes on Wednesday.

Luca Sbisa was a healthy scratch Monday.
It was the first time since October 15, 2010 that Sbisa found himself in the press box while being healthy. His stats have not been great with only three assists and a minus-one rating in 16 games this season as he has been minus-five in his previous five games.