Wallabies coach Michael Cheika will touch base with Kurtley Beale on the teams European tour to see if he is ready to exercise a get-out clause in his rich contract with Wasps.Beale has been sidelined with a knee injury in May, which came shortly after his record $2.96 million two-year deal with the English Premiership club was announced.However, he has the option to exit after just one season if he desires.The 27-year-old utility back is in contact with Cheika, who has made no secret of his desire to repatriate as many overseas-based players as possible to boost the depth in Australian rugby.Weve had some discussions over the phone and he came to the match against Argentina in London, Cheika said.Hes back on deck around December for Wasps, so well see what form he gets back into and what decisions are regarding next year or the year after and his contract status, and go from there.Beale has the requisite 60 caps to satisfy the Giteau law and is eligible to represent the Wallabies no matter where he plays, but an early return to the Waratahs would be desirable for Cheika as he continues to reshape the Australian backline.With Beale, Giteau and Rob Horne all out injured, inside centre has been an unsettled position and Cheika has rattled through through a number of different options at No.12 this year in Samu Kerevi, Matt Toomua, Bernard Foley and most recently Reece Hodge.Despite moving Foley back to five-eighth for Australias third Bledisloe Cup defeat last week, Cheika says he is not done yet with his dual playmaker experiment featuring Foley and Quade Cooper working in tandem and will use it when it suits the team tactically.Quades had a good season so far and hes changing his style of game a little bit to fit with the shape were playing, he said.Ive been really quite pleased with what hes done since hes come back.Im sure hes going to have plenty of offer on the tour in whatever role we give him and he will have a clear role in the lead-in to each weeks match. 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In the wake of a 6-3 defeat in their home opener against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella will keep his lineup and lines intact in order to instill some confidence in the second-youngest team in the NHL when they host the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.Unlike in the past, Tortorella doesnt want to get the blender out if things arent going well. He said he would like to give them a chance to develop some chemistry and gel.Tortorella told the Blue Jackets website that one of the keys is to continue to encourage his players to make plays, saying he felt as though they were tentative and didnt make the plays that were available in the opener.The team will be without the services of defenseman Ryan Murray, out of the lineup with an undisclosed injury after blocking a shot in Thursday nights loss. This will be the first game Murray has missed after playing 85 consecutive games.Stepping in for the injured Murray is defenseman Dalton Prout, who was a healthy scratch for the home opener and the final two exhibition games.Ahead of Saturday nights matchup against the Sharks, forward Brandon Dubinsky said, My line, Ive got to play better, Ive got to make plays. Im certainly disappointed with the outcome (vs. Boston). I prepared the right way and felt good coming to the game. Ive got to work on my game and do better for the team.Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky needs a major bounce-back game after posting a 5.17 goals-against average and an .861 save percentage against the Bruins on Thursday.San Jose comes into Columbus with a 1-0-0 record after defeating the Los Angeles Kings in its home opener on Wednesday night, 2-1.ddddddddddddThe nucleus of the Sharks team is largely intact from last season, but their new second line of Logan Couture, Mikkel Boedker and Joonas Donskoi was the teams best on Wednesday night. Couture and Donskoi also assisted on Brent Burns game-winning goal against the Kings.Despite having to travel across the country for their second game, the Sharks should be a well-rested team. No forward played more than Tomas Hertls 17:47, showing the even distribution of ice time.On the blue line, offseason free agent signing David Schlemko made his new coach happy with his play in his debut for the Sharks.I thought Schlemko was fantastic was tonight, head coach Peter DeBoer told csnbayarea.com. That pair with (Brenden) Dillon and him looked really good.The 29-year-old Schlemko had one shot, a pair of hits and a blocked shot on Wednesday and is expected to play an important role on this San Jose team that expects to contend for the Stanley Cup.With DeBoer eschewing traditional forward lines, he feels confident in matching any of his four lines against the top lines of his opponents on a nightly basis.As a staff, DeBoer said to csnbayarea.com, we came in and we want to start that way and give everyone an opportunity (to play). I think we all realize that we play our best when were not chasing matchups or trying to hide guys.Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced Friday that the club has recalled forward Ryan Carpenter from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), while forward Timo Meier has been assigned to the Barracuda. ' ' '