The Sharks' blue line took another hit with the news that Jacob Middleton will miss time with a lower body injury that he sustain Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Sharks interim head coach Bob Boughner told the media Monday that the defenseman is considered "week-to-week."
But with five weeks left in the regular season, Boughner isn't so sure Middleton will be able to return during the final 17 games.
“There’s no promises there because it’s week-to-week,” Boughner said, according to The Mercury News' Curtis Pashelka. “I’d like to think he’d probably be back before the end of the season, yes.