Tag: San Jose Sharks

NHL Rumors: Sharks, Penguins, and Canadiens

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: Dating back to last season, and amplified when Patrick Marleau signed with the Maple Leafs, the Sharks need more skill on their wings. The Sharks have about $6 million…

Mark Easson

NHL Power Rankings: 2017-18 Consensus Week 2

Here is our first look at the NHL power rankings of the 2017-18 season. We've taken power rankings from six media outlets this week. To get our consensus NHL Power Rankings point totals, we awarded the top team 31 points,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Sharks, Scouting Flyers-Panthers, Islanders and Senators

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz: (answer question) doesn't think that the Sharks can wait much longer before having to make a move. The need to address their lack of depth at forward - they need to add more…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Canes, Habs, Devils, Pens, Caps, Coyotes, Avs, Oilers, Wild, Sharks and Blues

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Cory Lavalette: Defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is meeting up with the team on their road trip. No known if he'll get back into the lineup. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Renaud Lavoie: Defenseman David Schlemko…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders

On the Washington Capitals ... Bob McKenzie: (defenseman Matt Niskanen was placed on the LTIR and the recalling of Madison Bowey) Will be interested to see if the Capitals look to make a trade for a defenseman. The Vegas Golden Knights…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: Interview with Sharks GM Doug Wilson. When asked if they can spend to the cap ceiling - they have $6 million in cap space - and how could they…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Waivers, Wings, Blues, Ducks, Predators, Avs, Sharks, Stars, Oilers and Jets

On Waivers ... Chris Johnston: The Montreal Canadiens have put defenseman Mark Streit on waivers. Chris Johnston: "That's a common move after a team sends out an email about a player's availability for trade, as @EricEngels reported MTL did yesterday."…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Wings, Senators, Canadiens, Islanders, Flyers, Ducks, Coyotes, Stars, Kings, Sharks and Jets

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Dana Wakiji: Defenseman Niklas Kronwall had a good practice yesterday and is hopeful for tonight. On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Defenseman Erik Karlsson had been hoping to play…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Jagr, Flames, Blues, And A Busier Trade Market This Year

On Jaromir Jagr, Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues ... Pierre LeBrun: Heard that Jaromir Jagr and the Calgary Flames were talking last night. It's not certain that a deal gets done, but it is a possibility. John Shannon: Jagr…

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Pacific Division: San Jose Sharks Season Outlook

Forwards Along with franchise icon Joe Thornton, young forwards will play a larger 2017-18 role in tandem with stalwarts Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture. After arriving at the deadline from Vancouver, right wing Jannik Hansen is a candidate to join…

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Pacific Division: San Jose Sharks Season Primer

Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $66,290,500 Projected Cap Space: $8,709,500 Projected LTIR Used: $0 Current Cap Space: $8,709,500 Deadline Cap Space: $40,499,175 Todays Cap Hit: $66,290,500 Roster: 19/23 Contracts: 47/50 Offseason Moves – In/Out - source Sports Forecaster…

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NHL Rumors: Duchene, Wild, Blues, Capitals, Thornton, Marleau and the Maple Leafs

On Matt Duchene ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 on the Matt Duchene trade front: "It's deathly quiet there." On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher and Daniel Winnik's agent have begun contract talks. The…

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