San Jose Sharks Rumors & News

San Francisco Chronicle "As the Sharks look for that one win in Los Angeles that escaped them in Games 1 and 2, they go into Thursday's matchup knowing their defense has been stifling and the Kings are no longer standing pat. Los Angeles showed new line combinations during practice Wednesday in preparation for a Game 5..." May 25

NHL.com "The 2013 NHL Awards winners will be revealed in two live television specials during the Stanley Cup Final. At 7 p.m. on the day of Game 2 of the Final, the winners of the Hart, Calder, Norris and Vezina trophies, along with the Ted Lindsay Award, will be announced as part of an hour-long show..." May 24

Fox Sports West "Who said 13 is an unlucky number? The Kings won for the 13th consecutive time at Staples Center, blanking the San Jose Sharks 3-0 behind 24 saves by goalie Jonathan Quick on Thursday night. Los Angeles took a 3-2 series lead with the win and are now on the brink of advancing to the Western..." May 24

CSN Bay Area "When a team has lost a couple playoff games in a row, change is virtually imminent. Indications are that the Los Angeles Kings are making a few, as they get set to host the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night (7:30 p.m., NBCSN). According to several reports, the Kings are rearranging..." May 23

San Jose Mercury News "Sharks forward TJ Galiardi said Wednesday that Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is guilty of "a little embellishment every now and then" in this Western Conference semifinal series as he tries to draw penalties on San Jose forwards. "What kind of bugs me about him, I don't know if I..." May 23

The Globe and Mail "On one level, it was a tale of two (unrelated) Thorntons that set the tone for Tuesday night’s NHL playoff action. You had, on the one hand, San Jose’s Joe Thornton playing a monster game – or maybe more accurately a Jumbo game – even if his sole contribution on the score sheet was a single assist..." May 22

San Jose Mercury News "Turns out the Sharks were not blowing smoke, and now their series with the Los Angeles Kings has become a simple best-of-three. Dominating early and with Joe Thornton playing an inspired -- and inspiring -- game, San Jose held on Tuesday night to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 at HP Pavilion,..." May 22

CSN Bay Area "First, a sigh of relief. Logan Couture, who did not skate with the Sharks at practice on Monday, was back on the ice on Tuesday morning and there are no doubts about his status for Game 4 against the Kings at HP Pavilion. “All good,” Couture said, when asked how he is. Todd McLellan said:..." May 21

San Jose Mercury News "The Sharks might have been missing their biggest agitator Saturday, but that didn't stop them from playing what might have been their most physical game of this year's postseason. Faced with the prospect of trailing three games to none to the Los Angeles Kings in this Western Conference semifinal..." May 19

Chicago Tribune "On Friday, San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson revealed his thoughts about the league-mandated suspension to veteran forward Raffi Torres. Torres was banned for the remainder of the Sharks' second-round series against Los Angeles for an illegal hit to the head of forward Jarret Stoll..." May 18

San Jose Mercury News "However long their series with the Los Angeles Kings lasts, Raffi Torres won't be in the Sharks lineup. The NHL suspended Torres for the duration of the series before Thursday's 4-3 Sharks Game 2 loss, saying that when the San Jose left wing hit Kings center Jarret Stoll late in the second..." May 18

LA Kings Insider "Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of the Kings-Sharks series due to his hit on Jarret Stoll, which the NHL Department of Player Safety deemed as a hit that made Stoll’s head the principal point of contact. On Friday, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson offered his own interpretation..." May 18

L.A. Daily News "Dustin Brown pounced on a loose puck and swatted it into the back of the net with 1minute, 43 seconds remaining in the third period of Game 2 of the Kings' second-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at Staples Center. Bedlam. Trevor Lewis guided a long rebound..." May 17

TSN.ca "San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for the remainder of the second round for his illegal check to the head on Jarret Stoll of the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 on Tuesday. Torres attended an in-person hearing at the NHL offices on Thursday. Stoll did not return to the game..." May 16

TSN.ca "San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres will have an in-person disciplinary hearing in New York at Noon et on Thursday for his hit on Jarret Stoll of the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 on Tuesday. The in-person hearing means Torres could be suspended for five or more games. Stoll did not return to..." May 16

Los Angeles Times "Brent Burns practically set up base camp next to Jonathan Quick in the third period, the San Jose forward getting clean looks and helping generate chance after chance against Quick. The Kings' goalie had to be at his very best under a prolonged third-period siege by Burns and his teammates,..." May 15

San Jose Mercury News "There's plenty of like about the Sharks these days, according to NBC analyst Jeremy Roenick. In addition to the contributions of newly-acquired wing Raffi Torres, Roenick praised goaltender Antti Niemi and forwards Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski. ("I can't say enough about how fast they've..." May 12

Montreal Gazette "When Kevin Bieksa stood stick in hand talking about the head thrusting of Shark Logan Couture and the hand shaking of Joe Thornton so as to draw penalties, it was born from an earlier discussion with other veterans on the team. The engaging Vancouver Canucks defenceman, who was playing with a..." May 12

San Jose Mercury News "Coach Todd McLellan has not made any decision on who will replace Adam Burish in the Sharks' lineup when the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs begin next week. Tim Kennedy, though, skated on the fourth line in Friday's practice alongside Scott Gomez and James Sheppard. "I wouldn't read a..." May 11

CSN Bay Area "Indications are that Sharks winger Marty Havlat won’t be ready for the start of the second round, as he has yet to skate aggressively on his own or with the team, which had its first full practice on Friday since eliminating Vancouver on Tuesday night. But, even if the 32-year-old forward..." May 10

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

San Jose Mercury News "One reason the Sharks signed Adam Burish last summer was his playoff experience with the Chicago Blackhawks during their 2010 Stanley Cup run. Thursday, the Sharks said he won't play in the next round because of an upper body injury suffered in their series-clinching victory over the Vancouver..." May 10

San Jose Mercury News "Now comes the waiting. The Sharks became the first NHL playoff team to finish off an opponent with their sweep of the Vancouver Canucks, and that earned them time away from the rink Wednesday. "Just get our rest and get healthy," captain Joe Thornton said of the next few days. But the..." May 09

NHL.com "Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks have been named finalists for the 2013 Vezina Trophy, awarded annually "to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position," as voted by the general managers of the..." May 08

San Jose Mercury News "Patrick Marleau made it all sound so simple. The Sharks swept the Vancouver Canucks out of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 overtime victory Tuesday night at HP Pavilion when a power-play shot by Joe Thornton trickled past Vancouver goalie Cory Schneider and appeared to be coming to a stop..." May 08

NHL.com "The Vancouver Canucks have often been accused of embellishing calls in an effort to draw penalties. On Monday, Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa pointed the finger at Sharks forwards Logan Couture and Joe Thornton, accusing them of having Oscar-worthy performances during this Western Conference..." May 07

Vancouver Sun "Dead Team Skating. That pretty much describes the Vancouver Canucks, who for the second straight year find themselves down 3-0 in a first-round playoff series. The San Jose Sharks struck for three quick goals early in the third period Sunday night to beat the Canucks 5-2 before a raucous..." May 06

San Jose Mercury News "Todd McLellan is talking about Patrick Marleau, the veteran left wing who has become the flash point for the franchise's playoff highs and lows in his 15 years as a Shark. "He is one of those guys that everybody wants to be perfect," the Sharks coach said, "and it's virtually impossible to be a..." May 05

San Jose Mercury News "Perhaps getting into the spirit of playoff gamesmanship, Sharks coach Todd McLellan said Saturday that he wouldn't mind if the Vancouver Canucks started Cory Schneider in goal for Game 3 of their opening-round series at HP Pavilion. Schneider, for undisclosed reasons, missed the final two games..." May 05

San Jose Mercury News "Sharks coach Todd McLellan is optimistic center Scott Gomez will be available to play against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday in Game 3 of their opening round series at HP Pavilion. Gomez, out with soreness since he took a big hit April 23 against the Dallas Stars, skated again Saturday at the..." May 05

San Jose Mercury News "It wasn't Logan Couture's fault that he was hogging most of the attention. But he was the fashionable storyline as this playoff series against the Canucks began. The general theme was that the Sharks' 24-year-old centerman has become the team's new unofficial leader, taking the flag from veteran..." May 04

Vancouver Sun "To put a new twist on an old song title, the Vancouver Canucks do know the way to San Jose. It just doesn't figure to be a fun trip. The Canucks are heading to the Silicon Valley down 2-0 in their best-of-seven playoff series with the San Jose Sharks after a devastating 3-2 overtime loss..." May 04

Vancouver Sun "Roberto Luongo will remain in goal for the Vancouver Canucks for Game 2 Friday night against the San Jose Sharks. The decision became obvious when Cory Schneider did not come on the ice for practice today and third-stringer Joe Cannata did. The Canucks trail the best-of-seven series 1-0 after..." May 02

San Jose Mercury News "Sharks coach Todd McLellan was forced to juggle his lines for most of Game 1 on Wednesday night after right wing Marty Havlat was forced to leave with an undisclosed injury about midway through the first period against the Vancouver Canucks. Havlat had 3:16 ice time in five shifts before..." May 02

San Jose Mercury News "The Sharks reached the Stanley Cup playoffs on the strength of their strong home-ice record, but Wednesday night the road was not a problem. Not after third-period goals by Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau gave San Jose a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over the Vancouver Canucks and a 1-0 lead in..." May 02

San Jose Mercury News "Is Brent Burns the "X" factor for the Sharks in their opening round playoff series? "I think it's two great teams playing against each other," Burns said here Tuesday when asked the question. "That other kind of stuff is for you guys to do and decide." All right, then. I will decide. He..." May 01

San Jose Mercury News "The Sharks learned they will be facing veteran goalie Roberto Luongo in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night, but said that it didn't matter who would be in the net against them. The Canucks have had goalie issues all season and Luongo had fewer starts..." May 01

TSN.ca "Roberto Luongo will get the start in net as the third-seeded Vancouver Canucks open their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series against the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Arena. The Canucks have been consistent winners of the Northwest Division over the past five seasons, but hope a..." May 01

San Jose Mercury News "Now the serious season begins. The news of the day is there wasn’t much as the Shark began preparing for their first-round match-up with the Vancouver Canucks. Marty Havlat was back on a line with Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture after missing one game, and Scott Gomez was centering Andrew..." April 29

NHL.com "The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs will open Tuesday in Chicago with a matchup between the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, who were the last team to clinch a playoff berth. The NHL released the playoff schedule Sunday night and it includes three Game 1s on..." April 29

CSN Bay Area "The Sharks are headed to Vancouver. San Jose dropped a 3-2 decision to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night at Staples Center, to finish in sixth place in the Western Conference. The Sharks will battle the Northwest Division winning Canucks with the first two games at Rogers Arena. The..." April 28

San Jose Mercury News "Sharks coach Todd McLellan is taking a very sensible approach to the uncertainty that surrounds his team as it gears up for the playoffs. He was well aware as his team skated through its final regular-season practice that it could finish anywhere from fourth to seventh place in the Western..." April 27

Arizona Republic "Ever since coach Dave Tippett arrived on the scene almost four years ago, ushering in a work boots-required policy that had been lacking in these parts, every game served a purpose. In their 50-win, 100-plus point showing in 2009-10, when they clinched with seven games to go, the last two weeks..." April 25

NHL.com "The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. What do we need right now? Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way..." April 24