Tue 10/7/14 5:43 PM

Torres (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday, David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News reports. The roster move was fully expected after Torres underwent surgery to repair his ACL in September. He's expected to miss the entirety of the first half due to the injury, but the Sharks will hope he can return over the final two months of the season to offer an intimidating presence in their bottom six.