EDMONTON, Alberta — Logan Couture will not join the Sharks for the remainder of their road trip, coach Pete DeBoer said Thursday.
Couture, injured in Saturday’s 7-2 loss to the Nashville Predators after he took a deflected puck to the mouth, did not fly with the Sharks to Edmonton and will not play in Friday’s game against the Calgary Flames or Sunday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks.
The Sharks’ next game after Sunday is Tuesday at home against the Canucks as they begin a three-game homestand to end the regular season.
Although the Sharks did not go through line rushes during their morning skate Thursday, it appears Patrick Marleau will center the Sharks’ second line for the second straight game when they face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place.