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Sharks sign defenseman Jim Vandermeer to a one year contract
After staying quiet for the first four hours of the 2011 free agency period, the Sharks finally decided to make a move. The Sharks signed defenseman Jim Vandermeer to a one year contract worth $1M. Vandermeer played last season with the Oilers. In 62 games last year, he scored two goals, had 12 assists, 74 [...]
Tweet2011 Offseason: Armchair GM
My initials may be GM, but I am far from one. Here is what I think the Sharks should do this offseason: -Trade Torrey Mitchell for a draft pick. He’s a decent penalty killer and has speed, but he doesn’t do much else. -Re-sign Kyle Wellwood to a two year contract worth $2.5M ($1.25M cap [...]
Tweet2011 Offseason: Free Agency Preview
The free agency period starts at noon eastern time tomorrow. The Sharks have just over $7.7 million left in cap space. Here’s what they have: Forwards Dany Heatley: $7.5M Joe Thornton: $7M Patrick Marleau: $6.9M Joe Pavelski: $4M Ryane Clowe: $3.625M Torrey Mitchell: $1.366667M Logan Couture: $1.241667M Jamie McGinn: $680K Andrew Desjardins: $540K Defensemen Dan [...]
TweetJamie McGinn re-signed to a one year contract
The Sharks re-signed left winger Jamie McGinn to a one year contract. The contract is a two-way deal worth $680K in the NHL and $105K in the AHL. If the Sharks want to send him down, he would have to pass through waivers. McGinn started the year on the third line, but he really struggled. [...]
TweetSharks 2011 preseason schedule
The Sharks have released their preseason schedule for this upcoming season. Here it is (all times are Pacific time). Wednesday, September 21: @Anaheim, 7:05pm Friday, September 23: Anaheim, 7:30pm Saturday, September 24: Phoenix, 7:30pm Sunday, September 25: @Vancouver, 6:00pm Thursday, September 29: Vancouver, 7:30pm Saturday, October 1: @Phoenix, 7:00pm
TweetSharks re-sign Desjardins and Stalock
The Sharks re-signed restricted free agents Andrew Desjardins and Alex Stalock to one year contracts. Desjardins played in 17 games during the regular season and had one goal and two assists. He played in the final three games of the Vancouver series and had a goal. He centered an effective fourth line with Jamie McGinn [...]
TweetAnalyzing the 2011-12 schedule
With the schedule out, it’s time to analyze it. I posted the schedule here. The first thing that sticks out is that the last two games of the season are against the Kings. The Sharks and Kings are the two favorites to win the Pacific Division at the moment, and that home-and-home to end the [...]
Tweet2011-12 schedule released
The schedule for the 2011-12 NHL season has been released. Here is the Sharks’ schedule (home games are in caps, all times are Pacific time): OCTOBER SAT 8 PHOENIX 7:30 p.m. Fri 14 @ Anaheim 7:00 p.m. SAT 15 ST. LOUIS 7:00 p.m. MON 17 ANAHEIM 7:30 p.m. Fri 21 @ New Jersey 4:00 p.m. [...]
TweetSharks make a blockbuster deal for Brent Burns
I said in a post earlier today to not be surprised if the Sharks made a move for a defenseman. Well, they did. The Sharks traded Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and their first round pick to Minnesota for Brent Burns and a second round pick next year. Setoguchi was just signed to a three year [...]
TweetLogan Couture finishes as the runner-up for the Calder
Logan Couture finished second in the Calder Trophy voting as the NHL Rookie of the Year. Predictably, Jeff Skinner won. I stated Couture’s case for the Calder back in April. Couture had a lot of things going against him as I mentioned in April’s article, and ultimately, those factors probably swayed a lot of voters [...]
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