The injury bug is really testing the Sharks’ blue line depth. As soon as Marc-Edouard Vlasic returned, Dylan DeMelo was gone. Then Paul Martin missed Wednesday night’s contest against the Calgary Flames at the last moment, forcing the Sharks to skate with five defenders.
To recap, the following defenders were not available for Wednesday’s game: David Schlemko, Paul Martin, Dylan DeMelo.
The good news: Martin is likely a day-to-day situation and will probably return to the lineup on Saturday and Tim Heed, who made his NHL debut on Wednesday, looked pretty darn solid. It’s also in the realm of possibility that Schlemko gets back into the lineup on Saturday.