San Jose Sharks (NHL 11 BAGM)

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San Jose Sharks
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I'll post updates for every 20 games with stats and standings. I'll also post any transactions for my team (plus major trades and signings around the league).

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Sharks announce new GM

Doug Wilson has stepped down as GM of the San Jose Sharks for personal reasons, and in his place steps in Zach Gardener, who has been serving as a Gm in the European leagues for 13 years. The move has been questioned by many, but the Sharks ownership is confident in his ability to help the Sharks finally win a Stanley Cup. The newly appointed GM released the following statement today:

“I know that many are concerned about my relative lack of experience in the North American leagues, but I’m confident that I can keep this team in competitive shape for years to come. We have a strong group of core players made up of veterans and young players alike. However, I will be looking for ways to improve during the upcoming draft and offseason. This upcoming season I’m hoping our team can shake off past failures to finally win a championship.”

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Sharks Draft Report
Pick	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
28	Adam Polasek	D	6'2"	187 lbs
88	Remo Goivannini	G	6'2"	201 lbs
127	Devante Smith-Pelley	LW	5'11"	180 lbs
129	Brandon Archibald	D	6'3"	200 lbs
136	Tyler Toffoli	RW	6'0"	181 lbs

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Sharks, Bolts swap “D”

SJS Gets: D Paul Ranger
Age: 25 Height: 6’3” Weight: 208 lbs
Contract: RFA Handedness: Left

TBL Gets: D Marc Edouard Vlasic
Age: 23 Height: 6’1” Weight: 200 lbs
Contract: 3 years $3.100M Handedness: Left

Zach Gardener made his first move for the Sharks on draft day with the Tampa Bay Lightning, sending defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to the Bolts in exchange for Paul Ranger. When asked by the media about the trade, the Sharks GM commented:

“Both Ranger and Vlasic are talented defensemen, and while it saddens me to have to let Marc go, I believe we gain more size and experience on the back end with Paul coming in.”

Gardener’s first task now that the draft is concluded will be negotiating contracts for RFAs Devin Setoguchi and Paul Ranger. He will also need to decide what to do with pending UFAs Evgeni Nabokov, Manny Malhotra and Niclas Wallin.

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Sharks Resign Key Players

The Sharks made a bold move during the resign phase, opting not to resign franchise goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. Manny Malhotra was also let go. The Sharks did however resign a few key players, including:

Devin Setoguchi
2 years $2.910M


Paul Ranger
2 years $2.965M


Niclas Wallin
2 years $0.900M

Jed Ortmeyer
1 years $0.675M


Scott Nichol
2 years $0.570M



Others Resigned:
Jay Leach
Ryan Vesce
Joe Callahan
Brett Sterling
Derek Joslin
Matthew Jones
Steven Zalewski
Julien Demers

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Former Captain, New Goalie Join Sharks

SJS Signs:


Jose Theodore
2 years $1.990M


Owen Nolan
1years $0.590M

38 year old Owen Nolan is rejoining the San Jose Sharks for one last attempt at the cup. Nolan spent his best years captaining the Sharks, and is one of the highest scorers in franchise history. He has never won a Stanley Cup, and this may be his best and final chance. His presence in the locker room should bring leadership and stability to the Sharks in the upcoming season. GM Zach Gardener had this to say:

“When I looked at the free agent pool, I was looking for a gritty veteran to shore up our bottom six forwards. Owen has all of these traits, and I expect his presence on the team to increase our chances of winning a championship. He has never won one before, and now near the end of his career, we’re going to do all we can here in San Jose to get him a cup ring.”

Also signed today was goaltender Jose Theodore. After electing not to sign Evgeni Nabokov, the Sharks were left without a starting goalie for the upcoming season. With this signing, they hope to eliminate that problem. The Sharks GM released this comment:

“Obviously it was a tough decision to let Nabby go, but we are transitioning in to a new era here in lace, and while our top goaltending prospects are developing, Jose will be our goalie. He is coming off of a solid season of 30 wins and only 14 losses and is also a former Vezina and Hart winner. We expect him to mentor our young backup goalie, Tomas Greiss as we work him in to a bigger role.”

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Offseason Moves

Notable Trades:

To EDM: Ville Koistenen D
To FLA: Robert Nilsson RW

To CBJ: Chuck Kobasew RW
To MIN: Chris Clark RW

Notable Signings:

Skaters:
Ilya Kovalchuk LW 6 years-LAK
Anton Volchenkov D 3 years-COL
Olli Jokinen C 3 years-ANA
Vaclav Prospal C 3 years-STL
Christopher Higgins LW 3 years-BUF
Paul Kariya LW 3 years-COL
Jiri Hudler C 3 years-OTT
Pavel Kubina D 3 years-NYI
Dan Hamhuis D 3 years-VAN
Paul Mara D 3 years-STL
Mike Comrie C 3 years-PHI
Ray Whitney LW 3 years-CGY
Nikolai Zherdev RW 3 years-PIT
John Madden C 3 years-WSH
Kim Johnsson D 3 years-WSH
Jamal Mayers RW 3 years-TBL
Eric Belanger C 3 years-CGY
Marc-Andre Bergeron D 3 years-CAR
Joe Corvo D 3 years-MTL
Brendan Morrison C 3 years-NYI
Manny Malhotra C 3 years-LAK
Matt Cullen C 3 years-DAL
Garnet Exelby D 3 years-PHI

Goalies:
Evgeni Nabokov G 3 years-BUF
Marty Turco G 3 years-CBJ

Notable UFAs:
Bill Guerin RW
Saku Koivu C
Andy Sutton D
Georges Laraque RW
Jere Lehtinen RW
Miroslav Satan RW
Doug Weight C
Johan Hedberg G

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Sharks sign Laraque

SJS Signs:

Georges Laraque
1 years $0.510M

The Sharks have increased their toughness and depth today by announcing the signing of enforcer Georges Laraque. Laraque is expected to split time with Jed Ortmeyer on the fourth line this upcoming season.