Canucks Activate Filip Chytil; Place Guillaume Brisebois On IR

Shortly before their upcoming contest against the New York Rangers, the Vancouver Canucks announced they activated forward Filip Chytil from the injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, the Canucks placed defenseman Guillaume Brisebois on the injured reserve with an undisclosed ailment.

Plagued by concussions throughout his 10-year career, Chytil has recently been dealing with shoulder and upper-body issues. The shoulder ailment delayed his start to the 2026-27 season, and a reaggravation of the injury has caused an additional five-game absence, beginning on October 30th.

Because of the injury, Chytil has been limited to two assists in seven games for Vancouver this season. Last year, in another injury-marred season, Chytil finished with three goals in 12 games. Essentially, since the start of the 2025-26 campaign, the former first-round pick has appeared in 19 regular-season contests.

Clearly, that’s not the return on investment the Canucks hoped for when they acquired Chytil from the Rangers in the J.T. Miller trade from a few years ago. Still, injuries aren’t new for Chytil, and Vancouver must’ve known about the risks when they acquired him.

Meanwhile, Brisebois lands on the injured reserve with an undisclosed injury. The 29-year-old defenseman is one year removed from losing most of his 2025-26 campaign due to multiple injuries and subsequent surgery. He finished the year scoring a goal and an assist in nine games with the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks. This year, his first in the NHL since the 2024-25 season, Brisebois has registered one assist in six games with a -4 rating, while averaging 15:25 of ice time per game.