San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture, left, confers with referee Gord Dwyer in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Denver. (AP file photo)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Troy:

#1 San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn on center and team captain Logan Couture is still waiting how Couture’s lower body injury comes along. Quinn is of a cautious approach not to bring Couture not too fast but is hoping he could be ready by opening day.

#2 Right now Couture is week to week Quinn and the lower body injury has kept him from skating with the team so it’ll be a question as to how season ready he’ll be when he gets back on the ice again.

#3 Courture got hurt in the off season training and looks as if the injury built up gradually to the point he had discomfort skating. Couture has said that he hates sitting and wants to be skating with his teammates.

#4 Troy, talk about the need to have someone like Couture in the line on opening day especially if your opening up against a team like the Vegas Golden Knights who are the NHL champions.

#5 Coach Quinn said that he would love to have Couture ready to go but first and foremost he wants him to be healthy and ready before any of that could be considered.

Troy Ewers is a San Jose Sharks beat writer at http://www.sportsradioservice.com