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Torres skates, but has ‘a long way to go’ before returning

San Jose Sharks Video Shoot

SAN JOSE, CA - SEPTEMBER 19: Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks poses for a video shoot at the SAP Center on September 19, 2013 in San Jose, California.(Photo by Rocky Widner/Getty Images)

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Raffi Torres hasn’t played a game this season for the San Jose Sharks. But he appears to be working towards a comeback, having skated on Wednesday, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News.

“We’re not counting him out,” head coach Todd McLellan told the San Jose Mercury News.

“If anybody can fight back it’d be Raffi. . . . I met with him today and he had a smile on his face, which was really good to see. He’s going to do everything in his power to come back and help the team, but he does have a long way to go.”

The 33-year-old Torres, a hard-hitting and gritty winger throughout his career, last played in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, on April 30, against the L.A. Kings.

In late November, it was reported he had hoped to soon start skating, after choosing in October to not undergo a second ACL surgery.

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