The Sharks shuffled their roster ahead of their matchup with the Vancouver Canucks, bringing up two players from the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda while also placing two forwards on injured reserve and sending a defenseman back down.
San Jose recalled forward Filip Bystedt and defenseman Libor Hájek on Oct. 28, then later assigned Hájek back to AHL San Jose on Nov. 4 after he did not appear in a game during his one-week recall.
Bystedt’s call-up comes after the 22-year-old has continued to build on the promise that made him the 27th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. The Sharks selected him early in their rebuild, and he has steadily pushed his way toward the big club.
He posted 16 goals and 49 points in 40 games with a +23 rating for Linköping HC in J20 Nationell, then added a goal and an assist in 15 SHL appearances. He later spent more time in Sweden’s top league before coming to North America near the end of the 2023-24 season.
His international resume also stood out. At the U20 World Junior Championships, Bystedt scored seven goals and 14 points in 14 games and helped Team Sweden win silver.
Once he settled into his first full AHL season, Bystedt turned into a reliable secondary scorer, finishing with 12 goals and 31 points in 50 games and a +4 rating. Since then, he has taken another step. Since the start of the 2025-26 campaign, Bystedt has put up 26 goals and 68 points in 73 games for the Barracuda, strengthening his case as part of the Sharks’ long-term forward group.
Hájek’s recall gave him a chance to get back into NHL action for the first time since the 2022-23 season, when he was with the New York Rangers. The former second-round pick joined San Jose over the offseason after three years with HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga, where he recorded 13 goals and 32 points in 111 games with a +26 rating.
He did not make the Sharks’ opening-night roster, but he cleared waivers and stayed in the organization. This season, he played eight games for the Barracuda, finishing with a goal, an assist and a +1 rating.
Cagnoni was the defenseman sent out to make room. The 21-year-old, a former fourth-round pick, has appeared in nine of San Jose’s first 13 games, posting a goal and an assist while averaging 17:29 of ice time. He has shown more willingness to block shots, but offense remains his calling card.
Even so, the Sharks decided he had too many defensive issues to hold onto a regular spot, especially with the scoring not coming along. He’ll head back to the Barracuda, where he has already produced 24 goals and 95 points in 131 career games.
The injured reserve moves were expected. Igor Chernyshov and Alexander Wennberg are both dealing with upper-body injuries and are considered week-to-week.
Chernyshov last played on Oct. 22, while Wennberg’s most recent game came on Oct. 19.