BREAKING: Ferraro Placed on IR, Sturm Practices in Full

The injuries are starting to mount for the San Jose Sharks.

Mario Ferraro has been placed on Injured Reserve, per Sharks PR.

Ferraro did not practice today, along with Erik Karlsson, Alexander Barabanov, Jonah Gadjovich, and James Reimer.

Karlsson and Barabanov were on maintenance days, according to head coach David Quinn. Reimer will miss Tomorrow nights contest against the Vancouver Canucks but is expected to be available to travel on the San Jose Sharks upcoming road trip.

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Quinn, however, wasn’t as sure about Ferraro’s status when I spoke with him at about 1 PM.

Marios not a maintenance day, Quinn told San Jose Hockey Hockey Now. They couldn’t practice today.

At the time, however, Quinn was still trying to get the full report on Ferraro. It must have been bad news, as Ferraros placement is IR, retroactive to Yesterdays 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, means that hell misses at least a week of action.

The Sharks have yet to announce a corresponding move to replace Ferraro on the roster.

For what it’s worth, I saw Ferraro walking around the locker room hallway, not looking significantly hobbled. So hopefully, his injury isn’t too long-term.

Ferraro is the San Jose Sharks No. 2 defenseman, averaging 22:49 a game, trailing only Erik Karlssons 25:15. Karlsson and Ferraro are the only Sharks defensemen currently averaging over 20 minutes a night.

Ferraro appeared to take a full complement of shifts last night, skating 21:05.

The San Jose Sharks did get one good bit of injury news today: Nico Sturm, out since Nov. 19 with a Presumed concussion, practiced in full this afternoon.

Sturm still needs to be cleared in advance of Tomorrows Tilt against the Vancouver Canucks, but he said that today was the best that he felt since Ryan Carpenter hit him high along the boards.

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