Will Smith is back at practice.<\/p>\n
For the first time since his Dec. 13 lower-body injury, Smith joined San Jose Sharks practice, wearing an orange no-contact jersey.<\/p>\n
The news got better for Smith after practice: San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky said that Smith, considered week-to-week, is ahead of Philipp Kurashev, who also suffered a lower-body injury on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n
Both should be back before the Olympics, but Warsofsky said that Smith should be 5-6 days ahead of his fellow San Jose Sharks winger.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the news isn\u2019t as good for Ty Dellandrea, who suffered a lower-body injury on Jan. 6. Warsofsky said that Dellandrea will get re-evaluated right before the Olympics, meaning the third-line center is out until at least Feb. 4, the San Jose Sharks\u2019 last game before the break.<\/p>\n
On defense, John Klingberg, out since Dec. 31 with a lower-body injury, practiced. Warsofsky says he won\u2019t be an option for Saturday against the Dallas Stars, but optimism seems high that he will be back shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Vincent Desharnais (upper-body) and Shakir Mukhamadullin (upper-body) skated together before practice. They don\u2019t appear to be immediate options to return this weekend, though neither are suffering, at this point, long-term injuries.<\/p>\n
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