SJHN Daily: Sharks Lead NHL in Man Games Lost

You never want to repeat a lede, but it’s appropriate here.

Three weeks ago, we quoted “Casablanca”, speaking of the San Jose Sharks’ injury woes,“Well, that’s the way it goes. One in, one out.”

Latest on Couture, Emberson, Carpenter, Kunin & Benning’s Injuries

Yesterday, Jacob MacDonald went on the IR. Calen Addison and Alexander Barabanov returned from injury.

Today, Givani Smith went on the IR, and Ryan Carpenter came off.

Not shocking, the Sharks lead the NHL in man games lost, per NHL Injury Viz.

As of Dec. 24, San Jose had suffered 176 man games lost, just ahead of the Montreal Canadiens’ 160.

SJS (176)

34 Couture
20 Benning
19 Barabanov
16 Lindblom
14 MacDonald
10 Emberson
9 Carpenter Okhotiuk
7 Granlund
6 Rutta Sturm
5 Kunin Zadina
3 Addison Duclair Šimek
2 Labanc
1 Eklund Hertl Kähkönen Smith Vlasic

SOIR: Russell

— NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) December 24, 2023

With Smith, MacDonald, Ty Emberson, Matt Benning, and Nico Sturm on the IR, and Logan Couture still on the shelf with a season-long lower-body injury, the Sharks will keep adding to their ledger of pain.

The 9-23-3 cellar-dweller needs all the help that they can get — but a lot of that help is on the sidelines.

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IN OTHER SHARKS NEWS…

Sharks prospect Will Smith scored his first goal of the World Juniors for Team USA in an 11-3 drubbing of Switzerland.

Will Smith gets the scoring started early for the USA! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/AlQFZmRwYk

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 28, 2023

Mattias Havelid also scored a big goal for host country Sweden on Thursday.

Mattias Hävelid (#sjsharks) gives Sweden some breathing room! The hosts are up 2-0 heading into the third period 🔥 #2024IIHFWorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/BoFb2xrsE5

— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) December 28, 2023

Kasper Halttunen also got on the board for Finland.

Halts MISSILE 🚀 @SanJoseSharks | #SJSharkspic.twitter.com/lQm3qb4Gz8

— London Knights (@LondonKnights) December 27, 2023

AROUND THE NHL…

Florida Panthers star defenseman Aaron Ekblad made a commitment to play a more defensively-minded style of game.

New Jersey Devils rookie Luke Hughes drew comparisons to a Hall of Fame defenseman.

Are the Pittsburgh Penguins going to be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline?

The hockey world lost a lot of greats in 2023.

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The New York Islanders suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Penguins on Wednesday.

The Seattle Kraken hope their outdoor duel with the Vegas Golden Knights can help build tradition.