{"id":4877,"date":"2017-01-02T16:15:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T21:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=4877"},"modified":"2017-01-02T16:15:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T21:15:52","slug":"sharks-place-marc-edouard-vlasic-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/01\/02\/sharks-place-marc-edouard-vlasic-ir\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks Place Marc-Edouard Vlasic on IR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Jose Sharks placed <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vlasima01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc-Edouard Vlasic<\/a><\/strong> on injured reserve Monday afternoon.\u00a0He took a puck to the face in Friday&#8217;s game against the Philadelphia Flyers.<\/p>\n<h2>San Jose Sharks Place Marc-Edouard Vlasic on IR<\/h2>\n<p>With just over 30 seconds left in the third period, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gostish01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shayne Gostisbehere<\/a><\/strong> took a slapshot from the blue line, that hit the side of Vlasic&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3jDQEptLaM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Sharks didn&#8217;t release the exact details of Vlasic&#8217;s injury. He\u00a0didn&#8217;t play on Saturday, and will miss the next two games with the injury.<\/p>\n<p>Vlasic hasn&#8217;t been as productive as he is normally, but is still important in the Sharks lineup. He averages 21 minutes of ice time a game, playing on the second\u00a0defense pairing with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/braunju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Braun<\/a><\/strong>; but in 35 games he only has nine points.<\/p>\n<h3>Mueller Called Up<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/muellmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirco Mueller<\/a><\/strong> has been called up due to Vlasic&#8217;s injury. He will be paired with <strong>Dylan DeMelo<\/strong> on the third pairing. Mueller&#8217;s been playing on the top pairing in the Sharks AHL system, and has eight points in 25 AHL games this season. In his two-year career, he&#8217;s played in a total of 50 NHL games, and he has four points in those games.<\/p>\n<p>Mueller isn&#8217;t going to amount to much more than an injury replacement during this.\u00a0Vlasic should be back within a few games, and Mueller will be sent back down.<\/p>\n<h3>Subban on IR<\/h3>\n<p>In other news, Nashville Predators defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/subbapk01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P.K. Subban<\/a><\/strong> has officially been placed on injured reserve by the team. The star player\u00a0is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2016\/12\/31\/p-k-subban-suffering-herniated-disc-surgery-possibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rumoured to need surgery<\/a> on a herniated disk, and it&#8217;s not sure how long he&#8217;ll be out.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/628962976\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/628962976?et=WC-nGu6QTqh1f_o4q0_uAg&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=uUc9Q9SWQBnmTxFmraNAI4zZn8XYfvXVovw730aTOR8=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Jose Sharks placed Marc-Edouard Vlasic on injured reserve. 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