With the Bruins already missing forward Zach Senyshyn from their rookie team in Buffalo for this weekend’s training camp games, the B’s announced on Sunday morning that defenseman Linus Arnesson isn't likely to play in either game with an upper body injury sustained in practice.

The 21-year-old Arnesson will be reevaluated and his availability for B’s main training camp will be determined in the coming days by the Bruins medical staff, but this is another nagging injury for a player who has battled his share in over the last couple of years.

Arnesson’s first full AHL season last year was cut short by shoulder surgery. It’s been a challenge for the 6-foot, 198-pounder to stay healthy in North America.

“It looks like he’s grown, he’s maturing in his own body,” said GM Don Sweeney of Arnesson just prior to the team leaving for Buffalo. “He has a lot of attributes from a puck-moving standpoint that you do like. He’s not going to be a real offensive guy, but there are certainly guys around the league that play an awful lot like he does. We’ve identified some of those guys with him and he should be excited about the opportunity.

“There’s nobody in front of anybody or boxed out. Just go and take it. It might take a little time for him to get back up to full speed. He missed some important time. Providence was in the playoffs down there and those are important situations you can’t replace or replicate unless you go through them and he missed that.”

Arnesson, selected in the second round (60th overall) by the Bruins in the 2013 draft, finished with five assists in 48 regular season games for the Providence Bruins in 2015-16 and has a total of one goal and eight assists in 59 AHL games over the past two seasons for the P-Bruins.

