The Sharks have made a pair of roster moves heading into their game tonight versus New Jersey. The team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve activated forward William Eklund off injured reserve. To make room on the roster, blueliner Jake Walman has been placed on IR. Eklund has been dealing with an upper-body injury sustained just before the holiday break. After a strong … [Read more...] about Sharks Activate William Eklund, Place Jake Walman On IR
Sharks Place Carl Grundström On IR, Activate Marc-Édouard Vlasic
The Sharks placed winger Carl Grundström on injured reserve Thursday retroactive to Dec. 28 with an undisclosed injury, Curtis Pashelka of the San Jose Mercury News reports. His roster spot will likely go to defenseman Marc-Édouard Vlasic, who told reporters (including Max Miller of The Hockey News) that he’s ready to make his season debut after sitting on IR for the first 40 … [Read more...] about Sharks Place Carl Grundström On IR, Activate Marc-Édouard Vlasic
Vlasic Returns To Practice
Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic took to the ice today as he continues to try to work his way back from a back injury, relays Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News (Twitter link). The 37-year-old has yet to play this season because of the injury, one that he was hoping he’d only miss a few weeks with originally. Vlasic’s playing time has dropped to that of a third-pairing … [Read more...] about Vlasic Returns To Practice
Barracuda Sign Samuel St-Hilaire To AHL ATO
With Yaroslav Askarov up with the Sharks for the foreseeable future, their farm team has found a temporary replacement for him. Per a team release, the AHL’s Barracuda has signed goaltender Samuel St-Hilaire to an ATO agreement. The 20-year-old had a 2.56 GAA and a .904 SV% over parts of three seasons with QMJHL Rimouski and was on Canada’s entry for the World Juniors last … [Read more...] about Barracuda Sign Samuel St-Hilaire To AHL ATO
Snapshots: Guentzel, Holmstrom, Chernyshov, Bains
It’s one of the busiest nights of the hockey year. Unlike in years past, the Winter Classic is no longer a standalone event. The NHL has 12 other games on the docket, all backlit by Team Canada taking on Team USA in an exhilarating World Junior Championships tournament. The heap of action has pulled together sparked plenty of news from around the league. Most notably, Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Guentzel, Holmstrom, Chernyshov, Bains