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Logan Couture News
Couture will not be ready for training camp due to a lower-body injury.

It comes as little surprise but Logan Couture will not be ready for training camp as he deals with a lower-body injury. The 35-year-old only appeared in six games in 2023-24 due to injury with his last game coming on January 31st, 2024. Couture was hoping for a bounce-back season in 2024-25 after he led the Sharks with 27 goals and 67 points in 22-23 but it appears that has been put to a halt early on. There is no timetable for Couture's return as he stated Thursday that he had not skated since his last in-game appearance.

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Couture (groin) has been placed on Injured Reserve on Monday.

Couture's season to forget earned another chapter last Monday as the center experienced a setback related to his minor groin injury and is now expected to be out week-to-week. The 34-year-old has only been able to appear in six games for the Sharks this season and has an assist, seven SOG, and four PIMs. He will be on Injured Reserve indefinitely.

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Couture (groin) has experienced a setback and is considered week-to-week.

Couture's season to forget earned another chapter Monday as the center experienced a setback related to his minor groin injury and is now expected to be out week-to-week. The 34-year-old has only been able to appear in six games for the Sharks this season and has an assist, seven SOG, and four PIMs.

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Couture (lower body) is expected to make his much anticipated season debut Saturday vs. Anaheim.

Couture is expected to return to the Sharks roster and make his season debut Saturday vs Anaheim which will provide a sizeable boost given that Mikael Granlund will be out of the lineup week-to-week due to an upper-body injury. The 34-year-old was originally only expected to miss a few games to start the season but badly reaggravated his injury and has missed the Sharks' first 45 games. He is coming off a 67-point (27G/40A) season in 2022-23 and hasn't played less than 48 games in a season since 2009-10.

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Couture (lower body) was a full participant in practice and is hopeful he'll make his season debut Saturday.

Couture's impending return to the Sharks roster will provide a sizeable boost given that Mikael Granlund will be out of the lineup week-to-week due to an upper-body injury. The 34-year-old was originally only expected to miss a few games to start the season but badly reaggravated his injury and has missed the Sharks' first 45 games. He is coming off a 67-point (27G/40A) season in 2022-23 and hasn't played less than 48 games in a season since 2009-10.

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Logan Couture (lower body) took part in San Jose's morning skate Tuesday for the first time since October.

Couture returned to Sharks' practice for the first time since early October as he is weeks away from returning from game action due to a lower-body injury. The 34-year-old was originally only expected to miss a few games to start the season but badly reaggrivated his injury and has missed the Sharks' first 31 games because of it. He is coming off a 67 point (27G/40A) season in 2022-23 and hasn't played less than 48 games in a since since 2009-10.

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Logan Couture (lower body) will be out week-to-week and will miss the Sharks' season opener vs. Vegas.

Couture has missed the entire preseason with a lower-body injury and will be forced to miss the Sharks' season opener vs. Vegas as he is week-to-week with the ailment. The 34-year-old top-line centre is a massive loss for San Jose after he had 27 goals, 40 assists, 198 SOG, 19 PIMs, and a -30 plus/minus through 82 games in 2022-23.

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Logan Couture is week-to-week with a lower-body injury sustained during off-season training.

Couture is week-to-week with a lower-body injury sustained during off-season training and is expected to miss the Sharks' opener on October 12th. The 34-year-old centre led San Jose in scoring in 2022-23 with 27 goals, 40 assists, 198 SOG, and a -30 plus/minus through 82 games played. He is entering his 15th NHL season with San Jose and will hope to have a proper timeline for his return in the upcoming days.

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Couture (neck) is expected to play on Friday.

Couture was hurt on a high-stick from Jeff Carter on Wednesday but said he's good-to-go on Friday. Couture said that his neck is stiff but should play in Arizona. The Sharks' top line has been excellent all season but Couture has just one goal and no assists in his last seven games.

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Couture (concussion protocol) did not travel to Chicago.

Couture took a deflected puck to the face on Sunday and will not travel with the team to start their four-game road trip. With Couture out on Wednesday, Noah Gregor is expected to centre the top line with Evander Kane and Kevin Labanc on his wings.

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