Brad Staubitz News

Coach: Blake will be out 'for a couple of weeks' Sharks Coach Todd McLellan said Saturday that defenseman Rob Blake "will be out for a couple of weeks" with the upper-body injury that has sidelined him for two games.

Just think how much trouble the American airline industry would be in if the San Jose and Worcester Sharks weren't 3,000 miles apart.

Brad Staubitz provides some things the San Jose Sharks have lacked in years past: Energy, physicality, intensity,A and occasional scoring from the fourth line.

Defenseman Rob Blake is expected to undergo an MRI today in San Jose to determine the extent of the "upper body" injury that kept him out of the lineup Thursday night.

The sequence of events about 16 minutes into the second period was a costly one.

The red-hot San Jose Sharks will shoot for a sixth consecutive victory when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets for a clash at Nationwide Arena.

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots for his 150th NHL victory and 21st career shutout, and Marian Gaborik returned from injury and scored for the fourth straight game as New York beat Boston on Sunday.

Sunday 01 Nov 2009 Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 11:06PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-WORCESTER , MA Worcester Sharks Head Coach Roy Sommer becomes just the 4th head coach in AHL history to reach the 400 wins plateau.

Kent Huskins and Brad Staubitz scored 1:22 apart in the second period, Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves and the surging San Jose defeated reeling Carolina 5-1 on Sunday.

The Sharks returned to their practice ice Tuesday morning after nearly two weeks on the road, and a couple familiar faces were there waiting to join them.

Both Devin Setoguchi and Ryan Vesce were out of the lineup Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers because of leg injuries suffered in San Jose's 4-3 victory over Atlanta the previous night.

The Sharks signed Manny Malhotra primarily for his defensive abilities and faceoff skills, but they also had to like the fact he was coming off a career year offensively with 11 goals and 35 points.

The Los Angeles Kings signed goaltender Jon Quick and defenseman Davis Drewiske to three-year extensions on Friday.

Going into Monday's game against the New York Rangers, the San Jose Sharks weren't exactly on the top of their game and it showed early in the first period.

The Sharks have been plagued by poor starts this season, but even after falling behind by two goals less than halfway through the first period Monday night, there wasn't a sense of uh-oh. "We were on our heels," Coach Todd McLellan said, "but we were talking on the bench that it'd be good to see how our team will respond." The Sharks responded with ...

Devin Setoguchi scored two of San Jose's six consecutive goals and the Sharks took advantage of New York backup goalie Steve Valiquette in a 7-3 comeback victory last night that snapped the Rangers' seven-game winning streak.

After his first practice with Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi last month, Dany Heatley said he had fun passing the puck and getting a feel for his new San Jose Sharks linemates.

But the third-line center who was not able to reach agreement on a contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets played down any personal payback against the team whose jersey he wore.

Brad Staubitz #59 of the San Jose Sharks skates with the puck past Kevin Porter #23 of the Phoenix Coyotes during the preseason NHL game at Jobing.com Arena on September 26, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona.

San Jose Sharks forward Brad Staubitz has been suspended for one game for his hit on Davis Drewiske of the Los Angeles Kings.