Kostin has a lower-body injury and has not played since Jan. 10, when the Sharks faced the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City. Sturm, also out with a lower-body injury, was played on injured reserve on Wednesday, the same day the Sharks claimed forward Walker Duehr off of waivers from the Calgary Flames.

The San Jose Sharks are going to be missing some key role players for a while. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky shared that Nico Sturm, Klim Kostin, and Jan Rutta would not be available until after the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Sturm is expected to rejoin the team almost as soon as the Sharks resume playing after the 4 Nations break. The 29-year-old center has already missed four games while on injured reserve and will now be out of action for at least four more. When healthy, Sturm has struggled to produce offensively, recording a mere 11 points in 41 outings.

This San Jose Sharks center will be an unrestricted free agent after this season and figures to be traded by the March 7 deadline.

San Jose Sharks list of pending UFAs includes Mikael Granlund, Luke Kunin, Nico Sturm, Cody Ceci, Jan Rutta, Vitek Vanecek and Alexandar Georgiev.

Sturm, now in the final year of a three-year, $6 million contract he signed with San Jose as a free agent in 2022, said his agent spoke with Sharks general manager Mike Grier before the season and ...

The San Jose Sharks have just made a couple depth transactions. The Sharks claimed winger Walker Duehr off waivers. Duehr, 27, has appeared in parts of four seasons with the Calgary Flames, skating fourth-line minutes (8:55 a game),

Carl Grundstrom was going to be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's matchup, but he will play due to Sturm's absence. The 29-year-old Sturm has provided five goals, 11 points, 30 shots on net, 17 blocked shots and 53 hits through 41 appearances this season.

The San Jose Sharks have placed center Nico Sturm on the injured reserve due to a lower-body ailment, reports Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News. Sturm has made 41 appearances with the Sharks ...

San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier held his mid-season availability on Tuesday night. Grier spoke on a wide range of topics, where the Sharks are in the standings, Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith’s seasons,

San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier told reporters he will not close any doors for his veteran pending UFAs for the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline.

NHL: San Jose Sharks lose to the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena; face Montreal Canadiens at home on Tuesday