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Don’t ask Nabokov if regular season wins help offset playoff losses — and a line for Team Canada

Published 5 hours ago by David Pollak at Sharks

ANAHEIM — The best stuff from last night’s post-game scene that didn’t make the print edition involved an exchange between a SoCal reporter and Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov. The reporter asked something to try to put the 3-2 victory over Anaheim in context of what the Ducks did ...
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Vesce will be in Anaheim tonight, Couture stays in San Jose with flu, Setoguchi goes on IR

Published 18 hours ago by David Pollak at Sharks

ANAHEIM — Just a quick update from the morning skate (which turned out to be pretty optional after all): Logan Couture stayed back in San Jose battling the flu and Ryan Vesce is en route from Worcester to take his place in the lineup. The Sharks also announced the Devin Setoguchi has been ...
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“It built from Philadelphia,” Vlasic says of scrap with Briere midway through 6-3 victory over Flyers

Published 19 hours ago by David Pollak at Sharks

ANAHEIM – The usual team meeting at the Honda Center begins right about now and 30 minutes later I’m advised there’ll be a regular, full turnout day-of-game skate despite the back-to-backs. Heading over there shortly, but I did have a little free time after an early flight so maybe ...
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blogs.mercurynews.com - 38 hours ago
Sharks’ three top scorers — Thornton, Marleau-Heatley — starting on same line against Flyers
— blogs.mercurynews.com — Based on the energy and scoring chances he saw in the Nashville game, Todd McLellan does plan to begin tonight’s game against the Flyers with Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley on the same line. That said, don’t blink or you ... (more) Sharks’ three top scorers — Thornton, Marleau-Heatley — ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 46 hours ago
Blake and Shelley skated this morning, but don’t expect to see either play before Canada trip
— blogs.mercurynews.com — Sharks were back on the ice this morning, but it’s a day off for me and I’m taking care of somethings on the home front. Mark Emmons was at the morning practice, however, and he kindly passes along this update: Rob Blake and Jody Shelley ... (more) Blake and Shelley skated this morning, but don’t expect ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 3 days ago
A few final thoughts from Nashville before heading to the airport and home
— blogs.mercurynews.com — NASHVILLE — Sharks are home by now, but my flight doesn’t leave until noon, so one last mop-up posting from a road trip that ended up at 1-1-1. ****I did get a glimpse of Brad Staubitz outside the locker room last night. As expected, the ... (more) A few final thoughts from Nashville before heading to ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 4 days ago
Staubitz and Setoguchi out with injuries; Couture, Ferriero and McLaren called up; Greiss gets ...
— blogs.mercurynews.com — NASHVILLE — Actual news today: Both Brad Staubitz and Devin Setoguchi will be out of the lineup tonight. For Staubitz, it’s because of an injury during a very lightly attended practice yesterday as a puck struck him hard on the right side ... (more) Staubitz and Setoguchi out with injuries; Couture, ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 5 days ago
Music City becomes Reunion City — and a sense of why everybody likes coming to Nashville
— blogs.mercurynews.com — NASHVILLE — We’ll get what little hockey news there is out of the way first. With his team having played three games in four nights, Todd McLellan made it an extremely optional day at the rink. Only five players put on skates — Jamie ... (more) Music City becomes Reunion City — and a sense of why ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 5 days ago
Another look at the Sharks’ missed opportunities in OT loss to the Blackhawks
— blogs.mercurynews.com — CHICAGO — It is nice to have the Blackhawks back in the league after a decade or so of irrelevance. Maybe it’s the raucous yet reverential cheering during “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Maybe it’s the NHL’s best goal ... (more) Another look at the Sharks’ missed opportunities in OT ...

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The scoop on Torrey Mitchell, it’ll be Nabokov in goal — and it’s Jeremy Roenick Heritage Night in Chicago

Published 6 days ago by David Pollak at Sharks

CHICAGO — Let’s get the really important stuff out of the way first: What’s the deal with Torrey Mitchell? Is he hurt? Did they call him up to San Jose? No and no. “They played four games in five nights and today was an afternoon game,” Sharks Coach Todd ...
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Couture gets call-up from Sharks — and the Blues get a chewing out from their owner

Published 7 days ago by David Pollak at Sharks

ST. LOUIS — Logan Couture got the call-up from Worcester and will be centering the fourth line tonight with Jamie McGinn on one wing and Brad Staubitz on the other. “When he was up last time, Logan created a confident situation — I felt good about him as a player and he felt ...
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A look at McLellan’s reasons for using Vesce in shootout — and reassigning him to Worcester

Published 8 days ago by David Pollak at Sharks

ST. LOUIS — Hey, it was free wi-fi day here at Lambert Field (St. Louis airport) so I filed my print edition story before heading to the hotel and now I’ll take five minutes for a quick post. Nothing yet on which player will replace Ryan Vesce, but I can add some fodder to the ...
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blogs.mercurynews.com - 8 days ago
McLellan more philosophical than disappointed as two-goal lead evaporates and Sharks lose shootout
— blogs.mercurynews.com — Not a lot of material to add after tonight’s 3-2 shootout loss to Dallas, but for reasons I’ll explain later, wanted to throw something on the blog tonight. One reason there’s not a lot of material is that a shootout seriously cuts ... (more) McLellan more philosophical than disappointed as ...

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Sharks not likely to alter lines against Dallas — plus Doug Wilson reports back from G.M. meetings

Published 9 days ago by David Pollak at Sharks

Other than the fact it’ll be Evgeni Nabokov back in goal, you can expect to see that same lines and defense pairings against Dallas tonight that started the 4-3 victory over Nashville on Tuesday. Assuming things don’t change from the morning skate, it’ll...
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Forbes takes its annual look at NHL finances — and sings the praises of Sharks operation

Published 10 days ago by David Pollak at Sharks

Not that I feel compelled to explain my whereabouts or anything, but with another road trip coming up, the Merc wanted me to take another day off. Mark Emmons handled our Sharks coverage today and he’ll have a story on Evgeni Nabokov’s rise through the NHL goalie stat rankings in ...
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blogs.mercurynews.com - 11 days ago
Greiss getting the start against Nashville, Mitchell to Worcester and more
— blogs.mercurynews.com — A little late getting to the keyboard today and I know some of this is already in circulation, I may be back later to update with explanatory quotes, but here’s a quick rundown of where things stand on a variety of fronts going into ... (more) Greiss getting the start against Nashville, Mitchell to ...

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Bonus coverage of print edition story: A closer look at Jed Ortmeyer’s medical history

Published 12 days ago by David Pollak at Sharks

For whatever reason, it’s been awhile since I’ve indulged in a little cross-promotion. But as some of you already have discovered (see comments on previous posting), there’s a story on Jed Ortmeyer’s medical history appearing in tomorrow’s print edition ...
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blogs.mercurynews.com - 12 days ago
Setoguchi and Vesce should be good to go against Nashville — and Nichol talks about his former team
— blogs.mercurynews.com — Today’s news from the morning skate: The Sharks expect to have Devin Setoguchi and Ryan Vesce back in the lineup Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators. Both have missed the past six seven games since suffering leg injuries in a 4-3 ... (more) Setoguchi and Vesce should be good to go against ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 13 days ago
Sharks reassign Couture and Ferriero to Worcester — now what’s next?
— blogs.mercurynews.com — The boss thought it would be a good idea for me to take the day off and I didn’t argue with him as it’d been about 10 days since the last one. But we also agreed that I’d try to monitor things so it turns out I do have a bit of news ... (more) Sharks reassign Couture and Ferriero to Worcester — now ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 14 days ago
Pavelski will play against Penguins, no results yet on Blake’s MRI and a new vantage point for ...
— blogs.mercurynews.com — Look for Joe Pavelski on the ice tonight against Pittsburgh. At least at the start, you’ll probably find him on a line with Patrick Marleau and Manny Malhotra, playing on the wing. “We’ve been doing battle drills and it felt pretty ... (more) Pavelski will play against Penguins, no results yet on ...

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