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Staubitz and Griess Recalled; Nabokov Day To Day

Per sjsharks.com:

San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has assigned LW Jamie McGinn to the Worcester Sharks and recalled goaltender Thomas Greiss (GRYCE) and forward Brad Staubitz.

Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov is day-to-day with a lower body injury.

Nabokov tweaked what looked like his left hamstring/knee in the shootout win last night. As Patrik Berglund came down the ice on the Blues final attempt, Nabokov lunged to his left while the puck went wide. He did not get up after the shot, and exited the ice without putting any weight on his left leg.

The call up of Griess should not alarm Sharks fans however- a team must carry two healthy goaltenders at all times, making Griess' inclusion onto the Sharks roster a necessity.

With Brian Boucher a perfect 2-0 (both games resulting in shutouts), the Sharks have an able netminder to fill Nabokov's skates this weekend against the Stars and Coyotes respectively.

[UPDATE 4:55 PM]: King David of Working The Corners paints a clearer picture on the extent of Nabokov's injury:

1. Surgery of any sorts was never under consideration.

2. Doctors checked him out last night and again this morning. Somewhere along the way there was significant improvement.

3. Nabokov did receive treatments at the practice, but left the building before I could either talk with him or at least see how badly he was hobbling around. Or not. One source said, however, that he was walking just fine.

Seems as if we're looking at a 1-2 week period without Nabby.

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How confident are you with the Sharks goaltending situation going forward?
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Meh- things could be worse
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Not confident at all
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I'm going to see how this all plays out
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I think it should be ok...

Boucher has been good this year, and the injury forces Nabby to take some time off. Boucher was probably going to start sometime this weekend anyways.

by TCY on Nov 7, 2008 2:21 PM PST reply actions  

Very true- I assume he would have gotten the start against the ’Yotes.

The question now is, does Griess start in Phoenix this weekend? He was shaky in his limited time last year, and hasn’t put up great numbers in Worcester (3.22 GAA, .860 save %). I have a feeling Boucher will be carrying the bulk of the load from here on out.

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by Mr. Plank on Nov 7, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions  

im a little bit confused

why was McGinn sent to Worchester

by idunno723 on Nov 7, 2008 4:43 PM PST reply actions  

It seems as if Doug Wilson and Todd McLellan are going to take advantage of the two-way contracts a lot this season. My guess is that with Steve Ott and Sean Avery coming into San Jose tomorrow night (and Daniel Carcillo Sunday), they wanted a little more brawn and beef in the lineup.

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by Mr. Plank on Nov 7, 2008 5:05 PM PST up reply actions  

thanks

it makes more sense now

by idunno723 on Nov 7, 2008 6:11 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m curious if in hockey there is a curse of 370, like in football. In football, if a halfback carries the ball over 370 times in a year, it usually portends injury, decline, and sometimes the end of his career. I wonder if the same thing is true of goal keepers who take on the kind of work load Nabby did last year. Does anyone know if anyone has ever looked into this sort of thing? That said, I voted Meh, because it seems like the injury isn’t very serious.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips

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by marcello on Nov 7, 2008 10:08 PM PST reply actions  

I don't think so.

You see there is this guy, who plays for the Devils. I don’t think he’s ever taken a break… ever. Nabby might be a little overworked though.

by TCY on Nov 8, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s a good point.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips

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by marcello on Nov 8, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

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