{"id":44070,"date":"2025-11-08T11:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T11:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/44070\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T11:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T11:21:34","slug":"injuries-piling-up-on-sharks-but-there-is-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/44070\/","title":{"rendered":"Injuries Piling Up on Sharks, But There Is Good News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Jose Sharks will be without William Eklund<\/a> for the second straight game, head coach Ryan Warsofsky said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Eklund missed his first game of the season on Sunday due to a lower-body injury. The Sharks are hopeful that he won\u2019t be out long-term and remain so on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s trending in the right direction,\u201d Warsofsky said after practice on Tuesday. \u201cI\u2019d say he\u2019s day-to-day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sharks\u2019 head coach did not tell reporters if Eklund was a candidate to be placed on injured reserve.<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks forward Ty Dellandrea also missed practice on Tuesday, but was around the team in the locker room. Warsofsky confirmed that Dellandrea would travel with the Sharks to Seattle. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust dealing with a lower-body [injury]. He\u2019s going to travel, but I\u2019d say he\u2019s questionable for tomorrow,\u201d Warsofsky said. <\/p>\n

Mario Ferraro also missed practice, but isn\u2019t in any danger of missing Wednesday\u2019s game, as the Sharks defenseman had a maintenance day.<\/p>\n

Ferraro (maintenance) and Dellandrea (lower body) will travel. Eklund won\u2019t travel #SJSharks<\/a>\u2014 Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Vincent Iorio<\/a> skated on the San Jose 4th-line at practice on Tuesday. The defenseman said he was just on spot duty and hasn\u2019t been asked by the team to play forward. Iorio told SHD that he isn\u2019t sure he has ever been asked to play forward at any point in his hockey career.<\/p>\n

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Nick Leddy<\/a> will travel to Seattle and could be activated on Wednesday. If he is taken off IR, the Sharks will be carrying nine defensemen on their active roster. Warsofsky isn\u2019t worried about how the team will deploy their blue liners, especially after the Sharks dressed 11F-7D against the Detroit Red Wings.<\/p>\n

Sharks likely to get key forward back against Kraken<\/p>\n

With the San Jose Sharks assigning Patrick Giles back to the AHL on Monday, an open spot was created on the 23-man roster. <\/p>\n

Leddy is a candidate to take that spot, but it is more likely to go to forward Adam Gaudette. Gaudette suffered an upper-body injury against the Minnesota Wild and has missed the Sharks\u2019 past four games. <\/p>\n

\u201cI gotta see how he felt today, but it\u2019s been a good couple of days for him,\u201d Warsofsky said of Gaudette. \u201cPracticed with us today, so we\u2019re hopeful for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaudette skated on<\/a> the San Jose Sharks\u2019 second line with Alexander Wennberg and Philipp Kurashev. The Sharks\u2019 free agent signing was also part of the second power-play unit, which is an indicator he\u2019ll be in Wednesday\u2019s lineup, although it doesn\u2019t confirm it.<\/p>\n

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#SJSharks<\/a> PP lines:<\/p>\n

PP1: Klingberg-Celebrini-Smith-Toffoli-Wennberg<\/p>\n

PP2: Orlov-Gaudette-Skinner-Kurashev-Misa<\/p>\n

— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n