Patrick Marleau News

Marleau announced his retirement from the NHL.

Marleau played an incredible 23-years in the NHL, scoring 566 goals with 631 assists (1197 points) in 1779 career games with the Sharks, Maple Leafs and Penguins. He retires as the Sharks' all-time leader in games, goals and points. He was also a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2010 and 2014) and a three-time NHL All-Star.

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Marleau will make his season debut on Thursday.

Marleau was sitting, waiting for a contract before inking a one-year deal with the Sharks late last night. He was at Wednesday’s practice skating on the top line with Logan Couture and Timo Meier, so he could have some punt value in daily contests. He had 16 goals on 161 shots (9.9 SH%) and 21 assists (37 points) in 82 games a season ago.

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The Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau to a one-year deal worth $700K.

In his 21st NHL season, Marleau had 16 goals and 21 assists (37 points) in 82 games with the Maple Leafs. He ended up being traded to the Hurricanes and subsequently bought out this summer. He returns to San Jose, where he spent the first 19 years of his career and joins a team that is in need of wing depth.

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The Hurricanes will buyout Patrick Marleau.

It was expected that Carolina would buy Marleau out after acquiring him from Toronto but GM Don Waddell confirmed it on Thursday. The Hurricanes received a first and seventh-round to take on the $6.25M cap-hit that comes with buying him out. It is believed that Marleau wants to return to San Jose to close out his career.

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The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Patrick Marleau, a conditional 2020 first-round pick and a 2020 seventh-round pick from the Maple Leafs for a 2020 sixth round pick.

Marleau has one-year left on his contract that carries a $6.25M cap-hit that the Maple Leafs wanted to move in order to clear space to sign restricted free agents Mitch Marner, Andreas Johansson and Kasperi Kapanen. Marleau has not missed a game since the 2009 season but had just 16 goals and 21 assists (37 points) in 2018-19. Carolina might buy the 39-year-old winger out.

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The Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau to a three-year contract extension with an annual cap-hit of $6.66 million US.

Marleau has 21 goals and 26 assists (47 points) in 51 games this season with the Sharks. Marleau is currently in his 16th season with the Sharks, he has 908 points (425G / 483A) in 1215 career NHL games (all with SJ).

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Marleau skating with Handzus and McGinn on third line, which again is the way it finished in the Minnesota loss.

Marleau was demoted to the third line and figures to stick there for at least another game. The former 2nd overall pick has 10 goals and 20 points through 24 games but hasn't posted a point in his last four games.

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