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San Jose Sharks: Ryane Clowe Struggling To Break Through

Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Nick Burger in NHL
22 Goals, 30 assists, and a plus/minus of plus eightáin 71 games. This is what Ryane Clowe's breakout season looked like last year for the San Jose Sharks. Fast forward to the tenth game of the 2009-10 season for the Sharks. The power forward has struggled to post just one assist while racking up 27 penalty minutes and aáplus/minus of zeroáin his first 10 games. To put things in perspective, Jody Shelley has more ...

Patrick Marleau Stays Hot As Sharks Beat Wild

Posted: 11th October 2009 by Nick Burger in NHL
Is Patrick Marleau a very different player without the weight of the captaincy on his shoulders, or very much the same player? This has been the question that many analysts have asked. I would argue the latter. Before the Sharks' traded for superstaráDany Heatley on September 12, the most frequent topic of discussion surrounding the San Jose Sharks was Patrick Marleau losing the captaincy and how it would affect the Sharks' former captain ...

FIN-Ally: Dany Heatley Traded to San Jose Sharks

Posted: 12th September 2009 by Nick Burger in NHL
It happened...finally. The big change promised by the Sharks' general manager Doug Wilson has finally come to fruition. And this change could not be much bigger than this. Dany Heatley has been acquired by the San Jose Sharks. Prior to this transaction, the biggest changes San Jose had made this offseason were relieving Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton of their roles as captains and trading defensemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks. The ...