"While the Sharks activated both Kurashev and Mukhamadullin before their game against the Calgary Flames on Saturday, forward Kiefer Sherwood remained on IR, with no specific indication of when he'll be healthy enough to play. Warsofsky said before Saturday's game, a 3-2 loss to the non-playoff contending Flames, that Sherwood remains day-to-day with an upper body injury, adding that the versatile winger was "getting closer, just not 100% there yet for today.""
"Sherwood's availability probably can't come soon enough for a Sharks team that has now gone a pedestrian 4-4-1 since a 5-4 home win over the Dallas Stars on Jan. 10. They also enter Sunday in sixth place in the Pacific Division, one point out of a wild card spot and three points back of the third place Seattle Kraken."
"In losing to the Flames, the Sharks failed to muster a consistent forecheck - the bread and butter of their offense - and managed just 17 shots on net through the first two periods. They finished with 25 shots, marking the seventh time in nine games that they've managed 28 shots or less. They've lost five of those games."
Philipp Kurashev and Shakir Mukhamadullin returned to the Sharks lineup after multiple weeks on injured reserve while Kiefer Sherwood remained on IR with an upper-body injury and is listed day-to-day. The Sharks activated Kurashev and Mukhamadullin before the Calgary game, but Sherwood has no definitive return timetable after being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 19. The team is at the 23-player roster maximum and would need to create an opening to activate Sherwood. San Jose has gone 4-4-1 since Jan. 10, sits near the bottom of the Pacific Division, and has struggled to generate shots and a consistent forecheck.
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