Sharks defenseman, after grueling journey, nears next step in comeback

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 8: San Jose Sharks’ Nikolai Knyzhov (71) waits for a face-off against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, March 8, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

SAN JOSE – Defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov, out for the last 20 months with a litany of injuries, said he’s ready to play games again, and he might get that opportunity sometime in the next week or so with the Sharks’ top minor league affiliate.

Knyzhov practiced again with the Sharks on Thursday, a day before the team left for a

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