It had already been known that San Jose Sharks forward Nico Sturm wouldn’t be joining the team on their current road trip against the Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche. It appears he could miss a few more games as well. Max Miller of The Hockey News is reporting that Sturm will be out on a week-to-week basis with an undisclosed injury.
Already suffering from a serious lack of depth at the beginning of the season, Sturm now becomes the sixth current member of the Sharks to hit the injured reserve, even with forwards Filip Zadina and Alexander Barabanov recently returning from their own injuries. Even with so many injuries over the past several weeks, San Jose holds a 6-3-1 record in their last 10 games, moving ahead of the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks in the league standings.
Nevertheless, the team should be able to effectively weather the hole left by Sturm, as he has not been a primary offensive factor for the team this season. Operating as a bottom-six forward for much of his career, Sturm has two goals and four points in 26 games for the Sharks this season, placing him 17th on the team in scoring.
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