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  • Aug 30, 2017

    Patrick Marleau packed and off to Toronto

    It was last week when Patrick Marleau was spotted wearing his brand new Toronto Maple Leafs blue, as he practiced at Sharks Ice with several of his former teammates. He’ll get to wear it now in much friendlier surroundings. On Wednesday, Marleau’s wife, Christina, tweeted a picture of the Sharks’ all-time leading scorer at the airport, taking his hockey...

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  • Aug 30, 2017

    Analysis: Sharks lack of offseason change is perplexing

    Here’s a prediction. When the Sharks hold their media day in about two weeks on Sep. 15, also the first on-ice day of training camp, general manager Doug Wilson and head coach Pete DeBoer will both proclaim that the team is still in win-now mode and considers itself a Stanley Cup contender. There isn’t any rebuilding here, or, to...

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  • Aug 24, 2017

    Former teammate: ‘Crazy' that Marleau left Sharks

    Jason Demers hasn’t played for the Sharks in several years, but he apparently stayed in touch with former teammate Patrick Marleau after getting traded from San Jose to Dallas early in the 2014-15 season. Like many, Demers expected Marleau to remain with the Sharks for his career. Instead, the organization’s all-time leading scorer signed a three-year, $18.75 million deal...

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  • Aug 24, 2017

    Marleau shows off his Maple Leafs colors at Sharks' practice facility

    There was a dash of blue among the teal and white sweaters at the Sharks captain’s ice session on Wednesday. Patrick Marleau, who signed a three-year, $18.75 million deal with Toronto in the offseason, was among the dozen or so skaters that were on the ice at the Sharks’ practice facility with training camp a little more than three weeks…

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  • Aug 16, 2017

    Five months after taking puck to face, Sharks' Logan Couture ‘still pretty sore'

    Nearly five months after taking a puck to the mouth that resulted in major damage, Logan Couture is still dealing with the aftereffects of his surgically repaired mouth, which now features several false teeth. Appearing on the NHL Network this week, Couture was asked how he’s feeling with less than one month to go before the Sharks open training camp...

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  • Aug 14, 2017

    Analysis: Sharks will need results from recent draft classes

    It was late in the lockout-shortened 2013 season when Sharks general manager Doug Wilson really started to prepare for the future. Douglas Murray was dealt to Pittsburgh for a pair of second round selections. Ryane Clowe packed his bags for Broadway, in exchange for a second and a third round pick from the Rangers. Michal Handzus went to Chicago for…

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  • Aug 9, 2017

    Recapping the past few weeks of the Sharks offseason

    Hockey fans in the Bay Area know by now that Joe Thornton is returning to the San Jose Sharks and Patrick Marleau is not. That was the headline news coming out of free agency shortly after the calendar flipped to July. Of course, the dog days of the NHL offseason kick in after that, without much news between 4th of July weekend...

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  • Aug 7, 2017

    Sharks expect newly re-signed Goodrow to compete for NHL spot in camp

    The Sharks have re-signed forward Barclay Goodrow to a two-year contract extension, the club announced on Monday. The contract, a two-way deal, is worth $650,000 at the NHL level for both years according to a source. Goodrow, 24, has spent most of the past two seasons playing for the AHL Barracuda. In 61 games last season for the Sharks’ primary…

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  • Jul 18, 2017

    Sorensen returns to Sharks after having ‘positive impact' last season

    Editor’s Note: The above video is from March 2, 2017 One of the Sharks’ young forwards expected to challenge for a full time roster spot this season has been re-signed. Marcus Sorensen, who started the year in the AHL before working his way up to the Sharks, signed a two-year contract extension the team announced on Tuesday. A source told…

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  • Jul 18, 2017

    Mailbag: Will Sharks miss Marleau's leadership? Thornton to be bumped?

    Now that the dust has settled on the draft and free agency, here’s a meaty offseason Sharks mailbag before my vacation… Who will replace Patty’s leadership? (philip malan‏ @pmalan1979) Patrick Marleau was a good example for other players in that he always came to camp in great shape and took care of himself between games, allowing him to be very...

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