SAN JOSE -– The Sharks and Ducks are set to meet for the first time since last Saturday’s preseason finale, when Raffi Torres charged and clobbered the Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg with an illegal check to the head.
The play earned Torres a 41-game suspension, or half of the NHL regular season, and his future with the club and in the league remains cloudy.
Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf hasn’t forgotten about the hit, and approves of the ban by the NHL's Department of Player Safety.
“I don’t think it’s ever out of your mind, but I don’t warn the San Jose Sharks on what Raffi Torres does,” Getzlaf said.