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Couture to miss Sharks road trip; DeBoer shuffles lines again

SAN JOSE -- The Sharks will fly to Montreal on Monday but Logan Couture won’t be on the team charter due to his latest injury, coach Pete DeBoer revealed on Sunday.

The 26-year-old center will miss at least the next five games, all on the road, taking the Sharks into their four-day Christmas break from Dec. 23-26. Couture had a procedure to close an artery due to bleeding in his right thigh area last Thursday, and the Sharks did not put a timeframe on his return other than to say it’s not expected to be long-term.

By the time the Sharks visit the Kings on Dec.