Report: Sharks' Couture (ankle) out several weeks


Reuters | San Jose | Updated: 09-01-2020 07:37 IST | Created: 09-01-2020 07:35 IST
Report: Sharks' Couture (ankle) out several weeks
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San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture has a fractured left ankle and is facing a "long-term absence," TSN reported on Wednesday, after an ugly collision with the boards on Tuesday. Per the report, Couture will probably miss "at least six weeks."

Couture, who leads the Sharks with 36 points (14 goals, 22 assists), was helped off the ice midway through the second period of Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues. He was checked by the Blues' Vince Dunn into the end boards, and his foot was turned awkwardly in the process. "He's a catalyst of our offense, penalty kill and everything," interim coach Bob Boughner said before the TSN report emerged. "When a guy like that goes down, everybody is very shocked."

The Sharks (19-22-4), who fired coach Pete DeBoer on Dec. 11 and are in 13th place in the Western Conference, rank 27th in the league with an average of 2.64 goals per game. Tomas Hertl will likely take Couture's spot centering the top line with Marleau and Evander Kane.

"Sometimes the team comes together missing one of our top players. We just come together, we just work hard and we will get some wins," Hertl said. "We'll see what happens. We can talk right now, but we still have a lot of good players." Couture, 30, had yet to miss a game this season after playing 81 of a possible 82 last year. He is in his 11th season in the NHL, all with the Sharks, totaling 543 points (254 goals, 289 assists) across 708 games.

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