As we enter the third-to-last week in the NHL's regular season, five things worth monitoring:
Named to Team Canada's World Cup roster earlier this month, the veteran blueliner was injured in a game last Thursday night. No firm timeline for his return, although he's expected back at least before the playoffs. The Sharks are never the same team without him. In fact, there are many to this day who still point to his injury early in Game 5 of that 2014 playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings as the turning point in the Kings coming back from a 3-0 series deficit.