On the morning of the San Jose Sharks‘ fourth game of the season against the New Jersey Devils, the team has its first set-back of the season as forward and alternate captain Logan Couture will be out for 4-6 weeks, according to Kevin Kurz of CSNBayArea.com.
ESPN’s Britt McHenry first broke the news with this tweet.
#Sharks Logan Couture has a broken leg (fibula). Will have surgery on Saturday. #NHL
— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) October 16, 2015
Furthermore, the club has announced that they’ve recalled Nikolay Goldobin from the Sharks’ new AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda.