The San Jose Sharks had a quiet offseason with regards to transactions, but there was definitely lots of talk regarding Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. It will be interesting to see how it plays out throughout the season.
Use the below Tabs to view Sharks info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last year.
2013-14 Record: 51-22-9, 111 points
Where they finished: 2nd in the Pacific; 4th in the West; 5th in the NHL
Player Salaries: $65,402,500
Cap Payroll: $62,855,000
Bonuses: $1,015,833
Bonus Overages: $175,000
Cap Space: $6,145,000
Forwards: $39.73 million (14)
Defensemen: $17.55 million (7)
Goalies: $5.4 million (2)
Source: CapGeek.com
In: Bryan Lerg LW, John Scott LW/D, Melker Karlsson RW/C,Micheal Haley LW/RW, Taylor Fedun D, Tye McGinn LW
Out: Brad Stuart D, John McCarthy LW/C, Marek Viedensky C, Martin Havlat RW/LW, Sebastian Stalberg RW, Sena Acolatse D
2014-15 Team Outlook:
In 2013-14 the Sharks continued what has become an annual trend in that they were an elite team in the regular season, and failed to translate that into playoff success.
After gaining a 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings in their first round divisional series, the Sharks ensued to lose four consecutive games and be ousted from the playoffs in the most dramatic way yet.
While I attribute their series loss to the soon-to-be Stanley Cup champions to some bad puck luck and the injury to their best defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic more than anything else, many are buying into the narratives that a lack of leadership lead to their demise.
The Sharks certainly helped fuel that fire by doubling down and adding gritty players labeled as quality locker room guys in John Scott and Michael Haley, while re-signing Mike Brown, and stripping Joe Thornton of his ‘C’. I have a hard time believing that’s the real issue, though.
After this year’s collapse, Sharks GM Doug Wilson promised big changes and, luckily for Sharks fans, he never really came through on that.
The team has had some tough times in the postseason, but their group of core players stacks up with the league’s best, and breaking them up likely would do more harm than good.
Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski are all still very productive, while Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture and Vlasic have developed into star players.
San Jose should once again be one of the best teams in hockey next season. With an easier playoff draw and a little luck on their side, they may finally find that playoff success they’re starving for.
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell.
The depth chart listed below was taken from NHL.com’s 30-in-30.
FORWARDS
Tomas Hertl – Joe Thornton – Joe Pavelski
Matt Nieto – Logan Couture – Patrick Marleau
Tommy Wingels – James Sheppard – Freddie Hamilton
Mike Brown – Andrew Desjardins – Tyler Kennedy
John Scott – Tye McGinn
DEFENSEMEN
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Jason Demers
Justin Braun – Brent Burns
Scott Hannan – Matt Irwin
Matt Tennyson
GOALTENDERS
Antti Niemi
Alex Stalock
| Forwards | POS | HT | WT | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Mike Brown | R | 5′ 11″ | 202 | 24-Jun-85 | CHICAGO, IL, USA |
| Adam Burish | R | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 6-Jan-83 | MADISON, WI, USA |
| Logan Couture | C | 6′ 1″ | 200 | 28-Mar-89 | GUELPH, ON, CAN |
| Andrew Desjardins | C | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 27-Jul-86 | LIVELY, ON, CAN |
| Freddie Hamilton | C | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 1-Jan-92 | TORONTO, ON, CAN |
| Eriah Hayes | R | 6′ 4″ | 210 | 7-Jul-88 | LA CRESCENT, MN, USA |
| Tomas Hertl | C | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 12-Nov-93 | PRAHA, CZE |
| Tyler Kennedy | R | 5′ 11″ | 185 | 15-Jul-86 | SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, CAN |
| Patrick Marleau | L | 6′ 2″ | 220 | 15-Sep-79 | ANEROID, SK, CAN |
| Matt Nieto | L | 5′ 11″ | 190 | 5-Nov-92 | LONG BEACH, CA, USA |
| Travis Oleksuk | C | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 3-Feb-89 | THUNDER BAY, ON, CAN |
| Joe Pavelski | C | 5′ 11″ | 190 | 11-Jul-84 | PLOVER, WI, USA |
| John Scott | L | 6′ 8″ | 259 | 26-Sep-82 | EDMONTON, AB, CAN |
| James Sheppard | L | 6′ 1″ | 215 | 25-Apr-88 | HALIFAX, NS, CAN |
| Joe Thornton | C | 6′ 4″ | 220 | 2-Jul-79 | LONDON, ON, CAN |
| Raffi Torres | L | 6′ 0″ | 215 | 8-Oct-81 | TORONTO, ON, CAN |
| Tommy Wingels | C | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 12-Apr-88 | EVANSTON, IL, USA |
| Defensemen | HT | WT | AGE | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Justin Braun | 6′ 2″ | 205 | 27 | 10-Feb-87 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA |
| Brent Burns | 6′ 5″ | 230 | 29 | 9-Mar-85 | BARRIE, ON, CAN |
| Dylan Demelo | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 21 | 1-May-93 | LONDON, ON, CAN |
| Jason Demers | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 26 | 9-Jun-88 | DORVAL, QC, CAN |
| Scott Hannan | 6′ 1″ | 215 | 35 | 23-Jan-79 | RICHMOND, BC, CAN |
| Matt Irwin | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 26 | 29-Nov-87 | BRENTWOOD BAY, BC, CAN |
| Mirco Mueller | 6′ 3″ | 195 | 19 | 21-Mar-95 | WINTERTHUR, CHE |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 6′ 1″ | 205 | 27 | 30-Mar-87 | MONTREAL, QC, CAN |
| Goalies | HT | WT | AGE | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Troy Grosenick | 6′ 1″ | 185 | 24 | 27-Aug-89 | BROOKFIELD, WI, USA |
| Antti Niemi | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 30 | 29-Aug-83 | VANTAA, FIN |
| Harri Sateri | 6′ 1″ | 205 | 24 | 29-Dec-89 | TOIJALA, FIN |
| Alex Stalock | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 27 | 28-Jul-87 | ST. PAUL, MN, USA |
A look at the San Jose Sharks top prospects heading into this season. Each source may use different classifications as to if a player is deemed a prospect or has graduated on from a prospect.
| RK | NHL.com | ESPNCorey Pronman | Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Mirco Mueller | Mirco Mueller | Tomas Hertl | Tomas Hertl | Mirco Mueller |
| 2 | Taylor Doherty | Nikolai Goldobin | Alex Stalock | Chris Tierney | Nikolai Goldobin |
| 3 | Nikolai Goldobin | Freddie Hamilton | Chris Tierney | Mirco Mueller | Gabryel Boudreau |
| 4 | Gabryel Boudreau | Rourke Chartier | Nikolay Goldobin | Nikolay Goldobin | Taylor Doherty |
| 5 | Chris Tierney | Konrad Abeltshauser | Mirco Mueller | Dan O’Regan | Noah Rod |
| 6 | Freddie Hamilton | Dan O’Regan | Daniil Tarasov | Konrad Abeltshauser | Freddie Hamilton |
| 7 | Matt Tennyson | Julius Bergman | Troy Grosenick | Michael Brodzinski | Chris Tierney |
| 8 | Konrad Abeltshauser | Mike Brodzinski | Noah Rod | Freddie Hamilton | Konrad Abeltshauser |
| 9 | Dylan DeMelo | Chris Tierney | Matt Tennyson | Julius Bergman | Christophe Lalancette |
| 10 | Julius Bergman | Alexis Vanier | Fredrik Bergvik | Dylan DeMelo | Dylan DeMelo |
* Dobber Prospects – Prospects based on relevance in a fantasy-hockey keeper league, not actual talent on the ice.
San Jose Sharks Draft History from the past five years
| 2014 Draft | ||||||
| Rd. | Draft # | Player | Pos. | Team | Ht. | Wt. |
| 1 | 27 | Nikolay Goldobin | RW | Sarnia (OHL) | 5′ 11″ | 178 |
| 2 | 46 | Julius Bergman | D | Frolunda HC (SWE) | 6′ 1″ | 190 |
| 2 | 53 | Noah Rod | C | Geneve-Servette (SWI) | 6′ 0″ | 192 |
| 3 | 72 | Alex Schoenborn | RW | Portland (WHL) | 6′ 0″ | 196 |
| 3 | 81 | Dylan Sadowy | LW | Saginaw (OHL) | 5′ 11″ | 183 |
| 4 | 102 | Alexis Vanier | D | Baie-Comeau (QMHL) | 6′ 4″ | 215 |
| 5 | 149 | Rourke Chartier | C | Kelowna (WHL) | 5′ 10″ | 173 |
| 6 | 171 | Kevin Labanc | RW | Barrie (OHL) | 5′ 10″ | 186 |
| 2013 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 18 | Mirco Mueller | D | Everett (WHL) | 6′ 3″ | 185 |
| 2 | 49 | Gabryel PaquinBoudreau | RW | Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) | 5’11” | 167 |
| 4 | 117 | Fredrik Bergvik | G | Frolunda Jr (SWE) | 6′ 1″ | 190 |
| 5 | 141 | Michael Brodzinski | D | Muskegon (USHL) | 5′ 11″ | 190 |
| 7 | 201 | Jacob Jackson | C | Tartan HS (MN) | 5′ 11″ | 182 |
| 7 | 207 | Emil Galimov | LW | Yaroslavl (RUS) | 6′ 1″ | 170 |
| 2012 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 17 | Tomas Hertl | C/LW | Slavia (Cze) | 6′ 2″ | 200 |
| 2 | 55 | Chris Tierney | C | London (OHL) | 6′ 0″ | 181 |
| 4 | 109 | Christophe Lalancette | RW | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | 6′ 0″ | 168 |
| 5 | 138 | Daniel O’Regan | C | St. Sebastian HS (MIN) | 5′ 9″ | 169 |
| 6 | 168 | Clifford Watson | D | Sioux City (USHL) | 6′ 1″ | 188 |
| 7 | 198 | Joakim Ryan | D | Cornell (ECAC) | 5’10” | 182 |
| 2011 Draft | ||||||
| 2 | 47 | Matthew Nieto | LW | Boston Univ. (H-East) | 5’11” | 175 |
| 3 | 89 | Justin Sefton | D | Sudbury (OHL) | 6′ 3″ | 200 |
| 5 | 133 | Sean Kuraly | C | Indiana (USHL) | 6′ 2″ | 192 |
| 6 | 166 | Daniil Sobchenko | C | Yaroslavl (Rus) | 6′ 2″ | 192 |
| 6 | 179 | Dylan Demelo | D | Mississauga (OHL) | 6′ 0″ | 196 |
| 7 | 194 | Colin Blackwell | C | St. John’s Prep HS (MA) | 5′ 9″ | 165 |
| 2010 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 28 | Charlie Coyle | RW | South Shore (EJHL) | 6′ 2″ | 202 |
| 3 | 88 | Max Gaede | F | Woodbury HS | 6′ 2″ | 187 |
| 5 | 127 | Cody Ferriero | F | Governor’s Academy | 5’11” | 190 |
| 5 | 129 | Freddie Hamilton | RW | Niagara | 6′ 1″ | 187 |
| 5 | 136 | Isaac Macleod | D | Penticton | 6′ 4″ | 205 |
| 6 | 163 | Konrad Abeltshauser | D | Halifax | 6′ 5″ | 190 |
| 7 | 188 | Lee Moffie | D | U of Michigan | 6′ 1″ | 200 |
| 7 | 200 | Christopher Crane | F | Green Bay | 6′ 0″ | 189 |
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| Joe Pavelski | 82 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 225 | 18.2 |
| Joe Thornton | 82 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 9 |
| Patrick Marleau | 82 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 285 | 11.6 |
| Logan Couture | 65 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 233 | 9.9 |
| Brent Burns | 69 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 9 |
| Tommy Wingels | 77 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 163 | 9.8 |
| Dan Boyle | 75 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -8 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 7.8 |
| Jason Demers | 75 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 4.8 |
| Tomas Hertl | 37 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 15.3 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 3.6 |
| Matt Nieto | 66 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 8.1 |
| Marty Havlat | 48 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 16.7 |
| James Sheppard | 67 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4.8 |
| Matt Irwin | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 1.4 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 67 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 2.8 |
| Andrew Desjardins | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 3.2 |
| Justin Braun | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 3.3 |
| Scott Hannan | 56 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Brad Stuart | 61 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 4.7 |
| Raffi Torres | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Mike Brown | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.5 |
| Bracken Kearns | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8.1 |
| John Mccarthy | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Matt Pelech | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Eriah Hayes | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Adam Burish | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Freddie Hamilton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Goalie | GPI | GS | MIN | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Antti Niemi | 64 | 64 | 3740 | 2.39 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1705 | 149 | 0.913 |
| Alex Stalock | 24 | 18 | 1252 | 1.87 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 571 | 39 | 0.932 |
Performance and Usage Charts for the San Jose Sharks from last season, from Extra Skater.
