#joe-thornton

#joe-thornton

The San Jose Sharks finished another season near the bottom of the NHL standings.Despite new general manager Mike Grier's best efforts, the team has now gone four consecutive seasons without playoff hockey.However, rather than dropping directly to the bottom, the Sharks spent those four seasons in a limbo-like state where they were too bad to compete but too good to be the worst.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson on Wednesday was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the league's Most Outstanding Player as determined by the NHL Players' Association.Karlsson, who was also named a finalist for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman earlier this month, is just the third player in Sharks history to be named a finalist for the award, joining Joe Thornton and Brent Burns.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson on Wednesday was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the league's Most Outstanding Player as determined by the NHL Players' Association.Karlsson, who was also named a finalist for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman earlier this month, is just the third player in Sharks history to be named a finalist for the award, joining Joe Thornton and Brent Burns.

SAN JOSE - Patrick Marleau will be immortalized Saturday when the No. 12 he wore for 17 of his 21 seasons with the Sharks is officially retired by the team and raised to the rafters at SAP Center.Marleau, though, doesn't want that to be the final chapter of his Sharks career, saying Thursday that he'd like to be a part of the franchise in the future in some capacity.

SAN JOSE - Patrick Marleau will be immortalized Saturday when the No. 12 he wore for 17 of his 21 seasons with the Sharks is officially retired by the team and raised to the rafters at SAP Center.Marleau, though, doesn't want that to be the final chapter of his Sharks career, saying Thursday that he'd like to be a part of the franchise in the future in some capacity.

SAN JOSE - Patrick Marleau will be immortalized Saturday when the No. 12 he wore for 17 of his 21 seasons with the Sharks is officially retired by the team and raised to the rafters at SAP Center.Marleau, though, doesn't want that to be the final chapter of his Sharks career, saying Thursday that he'd like to be a part of the franchise in the future in some capacity.

Tuesday night saw a thrilling opener in the second-round series between the Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken.The Kraken ended up 5-4 winners in overtime but the story of the night belonged to veteran Stars forward Joe Pavelski.The 38-year-old American returned to Dallas' lineup after two weeks out with an injury and promptly scored all four of the team's goals in the loss.

Defenseman Jaycob Megna will play in his 100th NHL game Thursday night when the Sharks play the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center to open a four-game road trip.It's a milestone Megna wasn't sure he would ever reach.Megna played 43 NHL games over three seasons from 2016 to 2019 with Anaheim Ducks, the team that drafted him in the seventh round in 2012.

SAN JOSE - There was no question that Patrick Marleau had to be the first San Jose Sharks player to have his number retired by the organization.There also isn't much debate about who should be next in line."I have to assume Joe is probably coming up around the corner," former Sharks forward Ryane Clowe said Friday of Joe Thornton.

SAN JOSE The San Jose Sharks played some of their best hockey of the season on a recently completed road trip but were unable to sustain that success in their first game at home in close to a month.The Sharks allowed even-strength goals to Rickard Rakell and Jake Guentzel and had trouble solving goalie Casey DeSmith in a 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday at SAP Center.

SAN JOSE There was no question that Patrick Marleau had to be the first San Jose Sharks player to have his number retired by the organization.There also isn't much debate about who should be next in line.I have to assume Joe is probably coming up around the corner, former Sharks forward Ryane Clowe said Friday of Joe Thornton.

SAN JOSE The large teal banner with a No. 12 on it began to be raised at 6:46 p.m. on Saturday.Watching from a short distance away, Patrick Marleau, already teary-eyed from a touching 30-minute speech, stood with his family as it was slowly lifted to the rafters at SAP Center.More than 25 years after he played his first game inside the downtown arena, just weeks after his 18th birthday, Marleau had his number officially retired by the San Jose Sharks, the organization with which he made NHL history.

SAN JOSE - Sharks general manager Mike Grier attended the recent IIHF World Junior Championships in Canada and just like everyone else, was blown away by the unbelievable performance of Connor Bedard."It's a 19-year-old tournament," Grier said Friday."For a kid to go in there and do what he did as a 17-year-old.

'Unique' Meier at heart of Sharks' offense amid trade rumors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Timo Meier is not going to the 2023 NHL All-Star Game in Sunrise, Fla., on Feb. 4, but he certainly deserves to be there.As of Jan. 24, Meier is second in the NHL with 223 shots and tied for fourth with 12 power-play goals and eighth with 28 goals.

Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson was back inside the Canadian Tire Centre just outside of Ottawa on Saturday, and the Senators team that he starred with for nearly a decade is reportedly interested in a reunion.Karlsson, who is enjoying his best start with the Sharks since was acquired from Ottawa in Sept. 2018, has garnered interest from multiple teams, including the underperforming Senators, ESPN's Kevin Weekes reported earlier Saturday.

The Sharks had a plan when they let Joe Pavelski walk in the summer of 2019.Erik Karlsson, who re-signed to an eight-year, $92 million dollar contract, would provide Norris-caliber play side by side with stalwarts Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.Logan Couture and Evander Kane, also locked into long-term contracts, would lead the Sharks both on and off the ice.

Defenseman Jaycob Megna will play in his 100th NHL game Thursday night when the San Jose Sharks play the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center to open a four-game road trip.It's a milestone Megna wasn't sure he would ever reach.Megna played 43 NHL games over three seasons from 2016 to 2019 with Anaheim Ducks, the team that drafted him in the seventh round in 2012.

Defenseman Jaycob Megna will play in his 100th NHL game Thursday night when the San Jose Sharks play the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center to open a four-game road trip.It's a milestone Megna wasn't sure he would ever reach.Megna played 43 NHL games over three seasons from 2016 to 2019 with Anaheim Ducks, the team that drafted him in the seventh round in 2012.

The Boston Bruins defeated the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night by a final score of 3-1.It was a great game for Jim Montgomery as he defeated his old team as a head coach for the first time since returning to the league.It was a really nice team win for the Bruins as they are now 6-1-0.Their level of play is a bit surprising knowing that they are without Charlie McAvoy and Brad Marchand who are two of their four best players.

Is the door still open for Joe Thornton to play for the San Jose Sharks?Thornton was not on the Sharks' initial training camp roster, released on Tuesday.New GM Mike Grier didn't slam it shut, when asked specifically in what capacity that Thornton would be welcome back to the Sharks.I don't know if he wants to play or not play," Grier said on the opening day of training camp.There was some thought that San Jose could offer the 24-year NHL veteran, the No. 1 pick of the 1997 Draft, a PTO."I think he's enjoying being a dad and being around his kids and helping coach his kids, and then kind of coming in here and skating with the guys," Grier said.