An in depth look at the Sharks current rebuild
San Jose California
AP
By Blake Morrison
Well the season is getting to its stretch ride, and the Sharks are a position that theyve never been since Dan took over 3 years ago: Missing the playoffs. However there is a world of optimism as the team is entrenched in a rebuild that was much needed.
Here is a brief look into the teams situation
2009 Picks : BUF 1, EDM 1, WAS 2, ATL 2 , BUF 3, CMB 4, EDM 5, CGY 5, PHI 5, TOR 6, MTL 6, STL 6, DAL 7, NJD 7, MTL 7, SJ 7, MIN 7, OTT 7, TOR 7
2010 Picks : CAR 2, SJ 3, MTL 3, CHI 3, CGY 3, VAN 3, TB 3, EDM 3, SJ 4, DAL 4, LA 4, TOR 4, TOR 5, SJ 5, MTL 5, CGY 5, VAN 5, MIN 6, MTL 6, SJ 6, TB 6, TOR 6, SJ 7, TB 7, NYI 7, DAL 7
As you can see the Sharks are doing very well in the pick department. Having 2 1sts and 2 2nds in the best draft in years is key for the teams rebuild, and in 2010 the team should be able to acquire a 1st.
Now we will take a look at the sharks prospect list :
Jamie Benn(07), Colten Teubert(08), Cody Almond(07), Colin Long(08), Tyler Myers(08), Jordan Bendfeld(08), Ondrej Roman(07), Ryan Watson(07), Mike Murphy(08), Samuel Morneau(08) and Philip McRae(08). There are a couple decent prospects on the farm team, but in that regard the team is pretty weak and will rely on picks to help that out.
Next Area is the NHL rerateable players and the Sharks are doing very well in that regard. Heres a breakdown of what they have in each position
Goalie
Pekka Rinne
NHL stats: 22-10-1 2.22 GAA 6 SO .923 SV PCT
Brian Elliott
NHL stats: 8-4-0 2.80 GAA 0 SO .906 SV PCT
Defencemen
Kevin Bieksa
NHL stats: 54 games 10g 24a 34 pts +1 66 pim
Mike Mottau
NHL stats: 62 games 1g 10a 11 pts +21 25 pim
Carlo Colaiacovo
NHL stats: 54 games 3g 19a 22pts E 29 pim
Chris Butler
NHL Stats: 30 games 0g 3a 3 pts +4 14 pim
Vladimir Mihalik
NHL Stats 7 games 0g 2a 2 pts -2 6 pim
Forwards
Paul Gaustad
NHL Stats: 44 games 9g 13a 22 pts E 72 pim
Jiri Hudler
NHL Stats: 65 games 20g 30a 50 pts +5 16 pim
Rich Peverley
NHL Stats: 48 games 10g 20a 30 pts +4 23 pim
Joe Pavelski
NHL Stats: 61 games 20g 27a 47 pts +9 32pim
Loui Eriksson
NHL Stats: 65 games 31g 19a 50 pts +12 8pim
Joel Ward
NHL Stats: 62 games 11g 14a 25 pts +6 25 pim
Zack Stortini
NHL Stats: 44 games 5g 5a 10 pts -3 144 pim
Vladmir Sobotka
NHL Stats: 23 games 1g 3a 4 pts -7 23 pim
Stephen Weiss
NHL Stats: 61 games 11g 37a 48 pts +17 18 pim
So as you can see the future is very bright, but the Sharks fans need to be patient
From San Jose im Blake Morrison
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