The Sharks officially placed Timothy Liljegren on injured reserve, a day after the defenseman was listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury, according to Curtis Pashelka of the Bay Area News Group . There’s no corresponding recall coming immediately, Pashelka reports.

Liljegren got banged up in Tuesday’s 5-1 drubbing at the hands of the Hurricanes, landing awkwardly after a failed board battle with Carolina’s Taylor Hall (video via JD Young of Locked On Sharks ). That means he’s been ruled out for San Jose’s next two games and will be eligible to come off IR for their game against the Islanders next Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Swede has played in all three games for the Sharks to start the year after being the subject of trade rumors over the offseason, operating as th

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