The San Jose Sharks positioned defenseman Jan Rutta (decrease physique) on injured reserve Sunday and recalled defenseman Jack Thompson from the Barracuda.
The 34-year-old Rutta, who has been bothered lately by the damage and didn’t play in Saturday’s 7-2 loss to the Florida Panthers, should miss Monday’s sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Thursday’s highway sport in opposition to the Seattle Kraken.
Rutta is eligible to return for the Sharks’ Feb. 4 sport in opposition to the Montreal Canadiens.
Saturday’s sport was the primary Rutta, a pending unrestricted free agent, has missed this season.
Thompson, 22, has 5 factors in 14 video games with the Sharks this season. His most up-to-date sport got here on Dec. 5 in opposition to the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier than he was reassigned to the AHL. Thompson has two targets and 7 assists in 17 video games with the Barracuda this season.
The Sharks now have six gamers on IR, tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for essentially the most within the league.
Additionally on IR are forwards Nico Sturm (decrease physique), Klim Kostin (decrease physique), Ty Dellandrea (higher physique), Logan Couture (osteitis pubis), and goalie Vitek Vanecek (fractured cheekbone). Of that group, Vanecek seems closest to a return, as he has been skating with the workforce in latest days.
The Sharks (14-32-6) enter Monday on a six-game shedding streak and are in final place within the NHL’s general standings with 34 factors.
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