- Editor's Note: Sheng Peng will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
Can the Sharks learn from the Philadelphia Flyers’ rebuild?
In March, Danny Briere took over as Flyers general manager.
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He said immediately, about a team that was about to be a third straight season out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, “I don’t think this is a quick fix. That’s my belief and that’s why I’m not afraid to use the word rebuild.
“Rebuild doesn’t mean fire sale, and there’s a big difference between the two.”
Sharks GM Mike Grier, on the other hand, was not as forthcoming after he traded Timo Meier in February, “I still don’t think it’s a full-on rebuild. People always kind of want to put a label on it.”
The Sharks are four years and running out of the postseason.
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