San Jose Sharks defensemen Henry Thrun and Jan Rutta are dealing with injuries that will keep them out for an extended period.
Thrun is dealing with an upper-body injury that kept him out of the final four games of the Sharks’ seven-game road trip. He was activated from injured reserve and played against the New York Islanders on Saturday. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said Thrun re-aggravated his injury and will miss some time.
“I don’t think it’s day-to-day, and I can’t really say it’s week-to-week. It is somewhere in the middle,” Warsofsky said. “He’s still getting evaluated today, so we will have a better idea tomorrow.”
San Jose recalled defenseman Jimmy Schuldt from the San Jose Barracuda on Monday.
The #SJSharks have recalled D Jimmy Schuldt from the @sjbarracuda.— San Jose Sharks PR (@SanJoseSharksPR) March 10, 2025
Rutta has missed the last 14 games with a lower-body injury and is not close to skating.
Rutta is "weeks" away and isn't on the ice. #SJSharks.
Thrun isn't day-to-day, per Warsofsky. "But he's also not quite week-to-week." He's still being evaluated.— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) March 10, 2025
“He’s not even skating,” Warsofsky said. “We’re going to reassess at the end of the week. [That’s] really where we’re at, but he’s weeks away.”
Rutta is a pending unrestricted free agent after this season. Warsofsky’s comments about the veteran d-man don’t bring confidence for a return at some point this season.
The 34-year-old has played 51 games this season and has two goals and six assists.
Tyler Toffoli was absent from San Jose Sharks practice on Monday and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday with a lower-body injury against the Nashville Predators.
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