The Ottawa Senators will be without team captain Brady Tkachuk for a second straight game on Thursday night per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen. Senators head coach Travis Green told Garrioch that there was no update on Tkachuk’s injury after his first missed game. The top-line forward continues to carry a day-to-day injury designation after sustaining an upper-body injury … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Tkachuk, Guenther, Thrun, Penguins
Sharks Recall Jack Thompson
The San Jose Sharks have made their corresponding recall after reassigning two skaters earlier this morning. The team has called up rookie defenseman Jack Thompson from the AHL. Thompson is in the midst of a hot streak in the minors, having recorded five points, a plus-two, and 11 shots on goal over his last four games. He will now return to the NHL for the first time since … [Read more...] about Sharks Recall Jack Thompson
Sharks Reassign Luca Cagnoni, Patrick Giles
The Sharks have reassigned defenseman Luca Cagnoni and forward Patrick Giles to AHL San Jose, reports Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News. The moves indicate fellow rearguard Vincent Desharnais is likely to return tomorrow from the upper-body injury that’s kept him out of the last two games, while sending down Giles gets San Jose back down to 14 healthy forwards on the active … [Read more...] about Sharks Reassign Luca Cagnoni, Patrick Giles
San Jose Sharks Recall Jimmy Schuldt
Veteran defenseman Jimmy Schuldt is getting another look with the Sharks. The team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled Schuldt from AHL San Jose; it’s his fourth recall of the month. The 29-year-old is in his first season with the Sharks after signing a one-year, two-way deal with them last summer. He has seen his first NHL action since the 2018-19 campaign with … [Read more...] about San Jose Sharks Recall Jimmy Schuldt
Sharks Defense Notes: Thrun, Desharnais, Vlasic
If being on the cusp of losing 100 games over the last two seasons wasn’t bad enough, the San Jose Sharks are playing with a battered defensive core. Thankfully, they should get one of those defensemen back fairly shortly. In an update from head coach Ryan Warsofsky, shared by Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now, defenseman Henry Thrun has been upgraded to a day-to-day recovery … [Read more...] about Sharks Defense Notes: Thrun, Desharnais, Vlasic