SAN JOSE >> Alexander Barabanov and Markus Nutivaara are not progressing from their respective injuries, and there was no guarantee either player would be available for the San Jose Sharks’ first two regular-season games in the Czech Republic next week.

Sharks coach David Quinn said both Barabanov and Nutivaara remain day-to-day with lower body injuries, and that he and the team would not know until today whether either player will be traveling to Europe.

The status of the Russian-born forwards for the trip had been in question earlier this week before Czech officials softened their stance about not welcoming Russian players given their country’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.

Barabanov and Nutivaara did not play in either of the Sharks’ split-squad preseason games Friday night in Las Vegas and Anaheim. Today, the Sharks will fly to Germany and play an exhibition game against Eisbären Berlin at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Tuesday.

San Jose begins the regular season next Friday and Saturday against the Nashville Predators at O2 Arena in Prague.

Earlier in September, general manager Mike Grier said the Sharks can take up to 27 players to Europe, so the team might be hesitant to bring Barabanov and Nutivaara overseas if there was any question about whether they can play.

Regardless, going without either Barabanov or Nutivaara for any length of time would test the depth of a Sharks team that already has its share of roster questions.

Barabanov was a key offensive contributor last season as he played on the Sharks’ top line with Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl, and Nutivaara opened training camp alongside Erik Karlsson on San Jose’s top defense pair.

“I feel for them personally, and I certainly feel for us,” Quinn said. “When the players are in the situation they’re in – with the situations that they started with here – it’s not easy to be hurt and not be able to take advantage of the opportunity.

“So I feel bad for them personally, and I certainly feel bad for us collectively as a team.”

Quinn said Nutivaara’s lower-body injury is related to the ailment he had last season when he missed 81 of 82 regular season games and all of the Florida Panthers’ two-round playoff run.

Nutivaara played in last Sunday’s preseason game at home against Los Angeles but did not feel healthy the following day and has stayed off the ice this week.

“It’s been a tough go for him,” Quinn said of Nutivaara. “He’s battling and doing everything he can, and hopefully he feels better (Saturday).”

Perhaps not coincidentally, the Sharks on Friday signed defenseman Scott Harrington to a one-year, two-way contract.

Harrington was signed to a professional tryout agreement in early September, skated with Karlsson in Thursday’s practice and it appeared he would be paired with the two-time Norris Trophy winner in Friday’s preseason game with the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.

If Nutivaara is not feeling better by Saturday, there’s also a good chance Harrington will be on the flight to Europe.

Barabanov skated briefly on Thursday but was not on the ice for either of the Sharks’ morning skates Friday.

Barabanov, who had 39 points in 70 games last season, was injured in practice last Saturday.

In recent days, Luke Kunin has skated with Meier and Hertl and practiced and all three were part of the team that traveled to play the Golden Knights.

If Barabanov remains out, and Kunin takes his place on the Sharks’ top line, one of Quinn’s moves might be to move Thomas Bordeleau or William Eklund to the wing on the third line with Nick Bonino and Noah Gregor.

The Sharks did get some good injury news Friday as winger Oskar Lindblom was a full participant in one of the team’s morning skates.

Lindblom did not take part in any of the team’s preseason games as he dealt with an upper-body injury remained in San Jose but said he felt better than expected when he was on the ice Friday. Lindblom, though, remained in San Jose, as he wanted to practice one more time before in North America before the flight to Berlin.

Lindblom is playing catch-up a bit having missed a handful of days in camp.