The San Jose Sharks have lost two players temporarily as they put Joonas Donskoi and Tim Heed on injured reserve with upper-body injuries Saturday. They moves are retroactive to Nov. 28 and Nov. 25, respectively. The team made two corresponding news as well, as they activated Barclay Goodrow off of injured reserve and recalled forward Marcus Sorensen from the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL.
Donskoi has been having a breakout season of sorts, as he has put up seven goals and five assists this season in 23 games. He tallied just six goals all of last season, so the 25-year-old winger looks to be heading for a career high as he was closing in on his rookie year numbers of 11 goals and 36 points. He suffered his injury Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. He will have to miss Monday’s game against the Washington Capitals and isn’t eligible to return until Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Heed is also having a solid rookie campaign. In 18 games, the 26-year-old blueliner has put up three goals and five assists. He was injured against the Winnipeg Jets last week. He can be activated whenever he is ready.
Goodrow has only appeared in six games this year as he has missed seven straight games due to an upper-body injury. The fourth-line face-off specialist has two assists in six games and could put up his best career numbers if he can stay healthy. The 24-year-old winger played 60 games in 2014-15 with 12 points in 60 games, but then played in just 14 and three games in the following two seasons. He should give the Sharks’ fourth line a much-needed boost. Sorensen, a 25-year-old wing, had five goals and nine assists in 17 games for the Barracuda. He played 19 games for the Sharks last year, putting up one goal and three assists. This is the first time he’s been called up this season.