SAN JOSE – With every game he plays, Sharks rookie defenseman Sam Dickinson seems to be answering the question as to whether he belongs in the NHL.

But here’s another question that seems to be percolating: If Dickinson stays with the Sharks all year, does anyone go?

Going into Tuesday’s road game against the New York Islanders (4 p.m., NBC Sports California), the Sharks have eight defensemen on the active roster after recalling Luca Cagnoni from the Barracuda and putting Shakir Mukhamadullin on injured reserve. Injured defensemen John Klingberg and Timothy Liljegren traveled with the team, but Liljegren (upper body) is ineligible to come off IR until Wednesday and Klingberg (lower body) was reportedly unable to finish Monday’s practice in New York.

The Sharks can’t keep every defenseman

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