He played for Canada's U18 team at the World Juniors last winter, posting a 2. He will return to Sarnia for the season. Grade: B ; The pick of Eklund has the potential to be a true game-changer, something the Sharks are sorely in need of up front.
However, the specter of the Karlsson trade continues to haunt San Jose, and they are still bleeding draft picks to Ottawa. It's tough to say how much that will affect the Sharks ability to get back to competitive hockey, but it certainly isn't doing them any favors.
There is some potential relief coming in the form of William Eklund, but the Sharks window is closing, if it hasn't already shut completely, and nothing they've done this summer has changed that. Photo credit: Isaiah J. Offseason Review: San Jose Sharks. Enjoyed this post? Never miss out on future posts by following us!
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Meanwhile, Tomas Hertl, who has also been discussed a ton lately, said he is willing to take a team discount under certain circumstances.
Last season, the Sharks gave up the most goals in the entire league. Both of their goalies in Martin Jones and Devan Dubnyk played well below league average. General manager Doug Wilson has tried to fix that problem this offseason, bringing in both Adin Hill and James Reimer.
The year-old Reimer is by no means an elite netminder, as shown by his 2. Even still, those numbers are a far improvement on what the Sharks had in , and he will be a welcomed addition. The more intriguing add, however, is Adin Hill. The year-old has only played in a total of 49 NHL games but has shown glimpses of how good he can be during his stints with the Arizona Coyotes.
One particular player in the organization, Lane Pederson, who spent several years with Hill in the American Hockey League, says he can play like this all year long. When the league announced that Kane had been cleared of the allegations of gambling on NHL games, it also included a note that he was being investigated for other potential wrongdoing. He was the only player out of the 30 on waivers yesterday to be claimed.
Gadjovich, 22, was a second-round pick in , selected 55th overall by the Canucks. Though there are concerns over whether he can truly become an impact player at the NHL level, he certainly was one for the Utica Comets last season. In 19 games at the AHL level he scored 15 goals, using that huge frame effectively in front of the net. He added just three assists to that total, indicating his offensive limitations, but for a bottom-six player, you could certainly do worse.
The team is moving on without Evander Kane for the time being, meaning minutes have been opened up on the left wing. Alexander Barabanov , who is also in the mix for a bottom-six role, was absent from practice again today as he deals with a nagging injury. Username or Email Address. Remember Me. Go To Hoops Rumors. Sharks Rumors. Another team missing a Kane is the San Jose Sharks.
Given all of the controversy surrounding Kane over the past year though, a game absence is unlikely what the Sharks expected to result from multiple investigations. The big winger will in fact be eligible to return to the team before the end of November.
So where does San Jose go from here? However, they have little recourse to prevent him from returning to the club. The team has just over a month to decide how to handle his return. Interestingly, a former Chicago Blackhawk and a player once linked to the San Jose Sharks was back on the market this week, albeit briefly. This sparked some speculation that perhaps he would return to North America, even if only on an AHL deal. It was by no means a poor season. Wedin, who was only on a one-year deal with the Blackhawks, drew some NHL interest in the off-season, but ultimately decided to say home in Sweden during the pandemic, totaling 16 goals and 30 points in 39 games with HV71 in his best SHL season to date.
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