5/16/13: San Jose made quick work of the Vancouver Canucks, easily taking the series without breaking a sweat. The Sharks are set to take on in-state rival the Los Angeles Kings in the second round. San Jose has a team built for the playoffs. They are big, strong, can score, and have good goaltending. The Sharks were run out of the playoffs early by being embarrassed by St. Louis last year in four quick games. But in the same way the Sharks cannot beat the Blues, the Blues cannot beat the Kings - who eliminated St. Louis in six games this postseason.

4/25/13: The Sharks look like they are going to make the playoffs. They are currently only a point out of qualifying - just like the St. Louis Blues. Both teams should be in the post season wit the real question being the seed number. It would be interesting if the two teams could finish at four and five, and have a rematch of the first round series from last season (Blues won easily). But the Kings are most likely to take the four seed, which could put the Sharks against the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round.

4/11/13: San Jose should make the playoffs, but they are having a bit of a crisis of confidence right now. The surging Columbus Blue Jackets to it to the Sharks in Nationwide Arena on Wednesday, shutting out San Jose 4-0. The Sharks currently sit in the sixth seed, and are battling with the Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Columbus Blue Jackets for playoff position. There are not enough spots to fill all the teams, but the Sharks should get in. With less than ten games to go, a winning record in the home stretch should get San Jose over the top.

3/28/13: Perhaps no team in the West needs to get their act together more than the San Jose Sharks. There is no question that the team has plenty of talent - they are big, fast, can score and have a good goalie. But the Sharks have struggled all season, and find themselves scrambling to get themselves into the playoffs. The Sharks faced the Wild on Saturday afternoon, and came away 2-0 losers in a tremendously physical game. None of the Sharks top offensive weapons could solve goaltender Nikolas Backstrom, who has solidified his spot as the number one goalie in Minnesota.

10/4/12: The San Jose Sharks have seen some defections to Europe during the NHL lockout. Douglas Murray has signed with Djurgarden in Sweden and has appeared in one game so far without registering a point. In the Swiss league, Sharks team captain Joe Thornton has signed with Davos, where he played during the 2004 NHL lockout. So far in five games Thornton has chipped in five points on one goal and four assists. He is playing on a line with New York Rangers star Rick Nash. Logan Couture has signed with Gen?ve-Servette and has appeared in three games with two assists.

9/27/12: The San Jose Sharks saw another one of their top players head to Europe to play during the NHL lockout. Defenseman Douglas Murray has signed with Djurgarden of the Swedish Elite league. Murray is from Djurgarden so this is a home town reunion for the defenseman. Murray is a big physical defenseman who played in 60 games for San Jose last year, putting up only 4 assists. The Sharks saw their best player, team captain Joe Thornton sign with a team in the Swiss league last week. So far in four games with Davos Thornton has four assists.

8/16/12: The San Jose Sharks have had a somewhat quiet off season. They were rumored to be involved in some of the bigger free agent deals this summer but did not end up pulling the trigger. They made a minor move this week by re- signing forward Brandon Mashinter to a one-year contract. Mashinter spent most of last season in Worcester of the American Hockey League where he scored 33 points in 65 games. Mashinter is a big player but the Sharks most likely made this move to keep some depth in their system. It would be surprising to see Mashinter see much time with the Sharks this season.

7/26/12: The San Jose Sharks had been one of the NHL teams that were rumored to be a possible landing spot for Columbus All-Star forward Rick Nash. Those rumors blew up this week as Nash was ultimately traded to the New York Rangers and the Sharks are left still looking for a big move this off season. One story surfaced that the Sharks had offered forward Joe Pavelski to Columbus for Nash. Pavelski scored a career high 31 goals last year and having the Blue Jackets pass on the deal may end up being a blessing in disguise as he is younger than Nash.

5/3/12: With an early exit to the playoffs the San Jose Sharks now must face a summer with a lot of questions. First off, are the coach and general manager safe? The Sharks owners came out this past week and gave general manager Doug Wilson a vote of confidence of sorts so it appears that he will be back with the Sharks next year. That still leaves the status of coach Todd McLellan up in the air. McLellan has had tremendous regular season success with the Sharks but has failed to get them into the finals and you have to wonder if it's time for a change.

4/26/12: The Sharks got ousted from the Stanley Cup Playoffs this week falling to the St. Louis Blues four games to one in the first round. It was the end for a team that was among the few who were considered pre-season contenders for the Stanley Cup and now the Sharks face an off season full of questions. They have an aging roster with guys like Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau who have huge salaries. Is it time to break up the Sharks and rebuild or can they try to tweak what they have and make one more run next year.

4/19/12: After stunning the St. Louis Blues with a 3-2 Overtime win in Game 1 of their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series the Sharks dropped the next two and now find themselves down two games to one. Things were looking good for the Sharks in the first game as Martin Havlat scored two goals, including the game winner in overtime. They now face a must win at home in Game 4 or they will have to head back to St. Louis down three games to one. That kind of deficit would be almost insurmountable and lead to an early exit for a team that was a preseason favorite.

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