Simek on Injury “Roller Coaster”? Boughner Doesn’t Think So

Welcome to day 5 of San Jose Sharks’ training camp!

There were a couple intriguing changes to the camp groups:

Also interesting, besides Donato being shifted away from Hertl/Kane and possibility of Ferraro practicing with Burns: Boughner said he would keep Burns & Karlsson in same group throughout camp. Not so today.

First media availability will be around 12 PM today. pic.twitter.com/02rDUyJiIu

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 4, 2021

And indeed, John Leonard did skate with Evander Kane and Tomas Hertl today, replacing Ryan Donato on that line:

Can confirm John Leonard did skate with Kane & Hertl today

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 4, 2021

Radim Simek himself supplied the news today, revealing that he may not be quite 100 percent. He’s still participating in training camp — he was paired with Brinson Pasichnuk today — but his knee (again) is clearly an issue that’s weighing him down, at least mentally.

“I’m trying to do my best,” Simek said of his camp so far, “but sometimes, it’s so hard for me.”

Also, the NHL revealed its start times today. Here are a couple key San Jose Sharks start times:

NHL has released start times, some key #SJSharks games, subject to change:

🦈1/14 @ ARI, 6 PM PT
🦈1/16 @ ARI, 1 PM PT
🦈2/1 VGK, 7:30 PM PT (hoping for SAP??)

Interesting SJS staying with 7:30 PM home starts (for ex., LAK has gone to 7 PM starts).

All times local here –> pic.twitter.com/I0KsiaWsDY

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 4, 2021

Besides Simek, we also spoke with Bob Boughner, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kevin Labanc, and Marcus Sorensen.

Simek on Roller Coaster