SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks activated heart Nico Sturm off injured reserve Monday and made room for him on the 23-man roster by assigning defenseman Jack Thompson to the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda.
The transactions imply that the Sharks presently have 14 forwards, six defensemen, and three goalies: Mackenzie Blackwood, Vitek Vanecek, and rookie Yaroslav Askarov.
Sturm’s return to the Sharks’ energetic roster was believed to be imminent after he confirmed indicators of enchancment final week and practiced with the staff on Sunday. He additionally took half within the Sharks’ morning skate on Monday, when he was formally thought-about a game-time resolution by coach Ryan Warsofsky.
The Sharks play the Los Angeles Kings on Monday evening within the second recreation of a four-game homestand. Warsofsky didn’t say who his beginning goalie can be.
Warsofsky mentioned he had a couple of gamers who had been “nicked up” and regarded game-time choices, though it could be a shock to not see Sturm, a mainstay because the Sharks’ fourth-line heart, play in opposition to the Kings.
Sturm, injured within the Sharks’ recreation earlier this month in opposition to the New York Rangers, is the Sharks’ faceoff chief by proportion and is likely one of the staff’s main penalty-killing forwards.
Thompson has been on the Sharks’ roster for nearly all the season and performed in 13 of the staff’s 23 video games. His 5 factors are third-most amongst all Sharks defensemen, as he’s averaged just below 16 minutes of ice time per recreation.
The Sharks have had three goalies on their roster since Nov. 18, once they recalled Askarov from the Barracuda. On the time, Vanecek was thought-about day-to-day with an upper-body damage, however Vanecek backed up Blackwood on Saturday within the Sharks’ 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Askarov made his Sharks debut on Thursday, making 29 saves in a 3-2 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues.
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