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Antti Niemi signs with the Sharks
If we had no Kovalchuk saga which unfortunately engulfed most of our summer the delay in signing a young, Stanley Cup winning goaltender like Antti Niemi would be unexpected. Possibly even unheard of. Well, all is right now in the world as Niemi signed with a contender and pushed Antero Niittymaki from what seemed like [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: San Jose Sharks
Friday, August 13, 2010
Forwards: The Burger Line of Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton looked like one of the best line in hockey. All three produced at a point-per-game pace and finished 8th, 14th and 16th in the scoring race. With their padded ratios and strong powerplay time the three looked great on any fantasy roster. This [...]
Continue reading...Sharks Hold on to Devin Setoguchi
Sunday, August 1, 2010
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Once again, the San Jose Sharks made another strong offseason move by locking up young forward Devin Setoguchi for another year and a modest 1.8 million cap hit. This re-signing comes after keeping both Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau and choosing to let Evgeni Nabokov set sail for greener pastures. The Sharks entered this offseason [...]
Continue reading...Busy Day(s) for RFA Re-Signings
Friday, July 30, 2010
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As we continue to await the Antti Niemi decision, numerous players re-signed with their teams either through arbitration or avoiding the process altogether. Although many of the names do not hold the same luster as Niemi, a few of these players should make an impact on your fantasy lineups. Jason Demers signed a two-year contract [...]
Continue reading...Hjalmarsson Signs for Four More Years in Chi-Town
Monday, July 12, 2010
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Unlike his former teammates Kris Versteeg and Dustin Byfuglien, who the Hawks intended to deal due to cap restrictions, defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson will stay with the team for four more years. One would have to think his holdout created unnecessary problems and signing an offer sheet with a divisional rival could have been avoided but [...]
Continue reading...San Jose Extends Offer Sheet to Niklas Hjalmarsson
Friday, July 9, 2010
Per TSN’s Gord Miller, the San Jose Sharks have signed Niklas Hjalmarsson to a 4yr/14M offer sheet. The Chicago Blackhawks will have seven days to sign him. Considering Dan Girardi just received a healthy 3.35 annual salary over his next four seasons, Hjalmarsson deserves at least the same amount and will make 3.5 million annually. [...]
Continue reading...Evgeni Nabokov Returns to the Motherland
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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Unable to return to his former team, long-time San Jose Shark and playoff dud Evgeni Nabokov will travel back to Russia and play for SKA St. Petersburg. As fantasy owners, let us all pray that holdout Ilya Kovalchuk will not choose the same route. There are a few reasons why Nabokov will not lead the [...]
Continue reading...Niittymaki Signs With San Jose, Leaves us Wondering
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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Leaving better goaltending potential on the open market, San Jose locked up goaltender Antero Niittymaki for two years at $2-million a piece. Last season with Tampa Bay, Niittymaki posted a 21-18-5 record and 2.87 GAA while mostly splitting time with Mike Smith. Digging a little deeper, though, we see that Niittymaki closed out the season [...]
Continue reading...Trade Rumors: Evgeni Nabokov May Not Hit Free Agency
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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Evgeni Nabokov may not be heading back to San Jose, despite playing his entire career with the team and travelling the farthest he ever made it into the Stanley Cup playoffs. The reason why is likely his awful numbers during the post season followed by his lofty 5.375 cap hit. His 2.56 GAA and .909 [...]
Continue reading...Marleau and Pavelski Stay in San Jose
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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The San Jose Sharks announcing the re-signing of both Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau today, keeping their forward core incredibly strong. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, Pavelski signed for four million over four years while Marleau received a 6.9 million raise over the same time frame. Although Marleau shouldered much of the blame regarding early [...]
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