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Sharks Place Will Smith On IR, Activate Barclay Goodrow

December 10, 2024 at 3:52 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

The Sharks placed rookie forward William Smith on injured reserve Tuesday, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. His roster spot goes to veteran Barclay Goodrow, who’s coming off IR and will play in tonight’s game against the Hurricanes after missing five games with an upper-body injury.

Smith, 19, already missed San Jose’s last game, a 3-1 loss to the Panthers on Saturday, with an upper-body issue. Pashelka said he sustained the issue during an undisclosed collision during their 8-1 loss to the Lightning last week. His IR placement is retroactive to Nov. 5, so he could be eligible to return for their Saturday game against Utah.

It’s been a tale of two seasons for Smith, who San Jose drafted fourth overall in 2023. After he went his first eight games without a point, he has 11 points (5 G, 6 A) in his last 16 outings while averaging 14:32 per game. He’s shifted between center and right wing all season long and has played a few games alongside fellow future core piece Macklin Celebrini.

While it hasn’t been a dominant rookie showing for the Boston College product, it’s certainly been a promising one. Consistency is still an area in which he can improve, but he’s averaging over three shot attempts per game and has had an overall positive impact on the Sharks’ possession numbers at even strength. San Jose controls 48.2% of shot attempts with Smith on the ice compared to 45.0% without him.

The Sharks will at least get a veteran presence back in the lineup against the 17-9-1 Hurricanes as they look to bounce back from a nightmarish trip to Florida in which they were outscored 11-2. The 31-year-old Goodrow has had a nightmarish start offensively to his second stint in San Jose after being claimed off waivers from the Rangers over the summer, limited to two goals and no assists in 25 appearances despite averaging nearly 15 minutes per game.

While his offensive totals have continued their downward spiral since his career-best 13 goals and 30 points with the Blueshirts in 2021-22, Goodrow has been a valuable piece defensively for the Sharks. He leads San Jose forwards with 16 takeaways, is ninth on the team with a 47.3 CF%, and is one-quarter of their usual top penalty-killing unit with Mikael Granlund, Cody Ceci and Mario Ferraro.

Goodrow will suit up as the Sharks’ third-line right wing in his return alongside Luke Kunin and Alexander Wennberg, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. Rookie winger Nikolai Kovalenko might also be in line to make his San Jose debut after being acquired from the Avalanche yesterday if Klim Kostin, who left today’s practice with a lower-body injury, can’t play, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.

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