Sharks' Sheppard Ready To Return To San Jose: James Sheppard (knee) has completed his conditioning assignment in Worcester and is ready to head back to San Jose, the San Jose Mercury News reports. (Updated 03/11/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
James Sheppard was scoreless in four games there, his first in nearly two years after tearing up his knee in an all-terrain vehicle accident. The ninth player taken overall in the 2006 NHL draft, Sheppard was acquired by the Sharks last summer from the Minnesota Wild for a third-round 2012 draft pick. Hard to say whether he'll have much in the way of fantasy value, but he should be someone to at least keep on your radar. (Updated 03/11/2012).
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Minnesota dealt Sheppard to the Sharks early in August, but he arrives in the Bay Area as damaged goods. The depth center missed all of last season with a broken kneecap originally sustained in an ATV accident, and it's an injury that leaves his availability for 2011-12 in question. Luckily for Team Teal, there is adequate depth at the forward position and the team can afford to be patient with Sheppard, a former first-round pick, as he recovers from a second operation on his knee. Given that he has only 49 points (11 G, 38 A) in 224 career games - all with the Wild - Sheppard is not likely to turn heads, even once his health is restored. (Updated 10/4/11)
