SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith wore a coat over a sharp-looking burgundy suit on Monday morning as he and his teammates got ready to board a charter flight to Detroit to begin a five-game road trip.

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks returned defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin to the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL on Monday morning before leaving for a five-game road trip.

The sharks have reassigned one of their top defensive prospects.

From a positional and organizational standpoint, it would be easy to see Ceci fitting in with the Sharks long-term. The other right-shot defensemen on San Jose’s roster are Jan Rutta, another pending UFA, and Timothy Liljegren, who is signed through next season but has mainly been used in a middle-pair role.