Preview/Lines #29: Flu Bug Bites Sharks

The San Jose Sharks have had to deal with more than just the typical hockey injury recently.

A flu bug is running through the San Jose room, and is believed to have bit Jonah Gadjovich, Tomas Hertl, Radim Simek, Nick Bonino, and Steven Lorentz, among others.

This flu bug, concurrent with all the Sharks on IR – Nico Sturm was taken off today, but Mario Ferraro, James Reimer, and Matt Nieto are still on it – has made it a challenge for David Quinn to put together a healthy line-up.

Not that the bench boss is looking for any sympathy.

“Everybody goes through it,” Quinn said. “I literally don’t spend two seconds on it. It’s part of sports, it’s part of coaching, and you got to manage your roster and guys have to step up.”

San Jose Sharks (8-16-4)

How things are projecting for the #SJSharks as they host the #Canucks.

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— Locked on Sharks (@LockedOnSharks) December 7, 2022

Vancouver Canucks

Spencer Martin will start.

Game-day skate lines/pairings in San Jose:

Hoglander-Horvat-Miller
Mikheyev-Pettersson-Boeser
Kuzmenko-Studnicka-Garland
Joshua-Aman-Lazar

OEL-Bear
Hughes-Schenn
Stillman-Myers#Canucks

— Ben Kuzma 🇺🇦 (@benkuzma) December 7, 2022

Where to Watch

The San Jose Sharks will take on the Vancouver Canucks at 7:30 PM PST at SAP Center. Watch it live on NBC Sports California. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.