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RFA of the Day: Torrey Mitchell
Fear The Fin — ... Let the hoovering begin... "We missed that piece for 89-92 games, his speed, his tenacity, his gritiness, his abrasiveness." -Todd McLellan on Torrey Mitchell, 2009 State of the Sharks  That's one of many quotes which directly reference the effect that Mitchell's injury had on the Sharks. After being dubbed the Sharks' rookie of the year in 2007-2008, Mitchell broke both major bones in his lower left leg. Mitchell, although originally expected to miss only two ...

JR's Decision
Battle of California — ... When asked about what factors are prominent in making a decision, Roenick perhaps tipped his hand (to use a very Vegas sort of term): "Health, my kids' ages, what the team (Sharks) need, whether I am OK playing nine to 10 minutes a game." "My body is still in great shape," added Roenick. "The decision will be based on family and what (Sharks GM) Doug Wilson says." My opinion? JR knows his role in San Jose and helps push young guys like Torrey Mitchell and Devin Setoguchi. If he's cool playing 8-10 minutes ...

Fuzzy Math... maybe?
Fear The Fin — ... , Lukowich is where this needs to begin- you can't be paying above $1.5 M for a healthy scratch blueliner... Torrey Mitchell must be re-signed... 2008-2009 was the first season the organization spent to the salary cap maximum... Setoguchi, Pavelski, Marleau, and Nabokov will be free agents next offseason, with Seto and Pavs due for raises... the salary cap is predicted to drop for 2010-2011... We looked at the cap ...

2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Boyd C 22. 29 - Philadelphia Flyers: $2.125 (20) UFA: Josh Gratton L 26, Boyd Kane L 31, Andrew Alberts D 28, Lasse Kukkonen D 27. RFA: Jared Ross C 26, Danny Syvret D 24. 30 - San Jose Sharks: $1.774 (16) UFA: Claude Lemieux R 43, Jeremy Roenick C 39, Tom Cavanagh R 27, Alexei Semenov D 28. RFA: Marcel Goc C 25, Torrey Mitchell C 24, Tomas Plihal L 26, Lukas Kaspar L 23, ...

Link Rats: The Inaugural Post
Fear The Fin — ... he retires before the end of his contract the Flyers won't be on the hook for his salary cap hit. Right? Uh oh spaghettios, not so fast Philly. Side note: With all the legal issues surrounding the NHL this offseason, it's high time someone rings John Grisham. Sakic or Yzerman- who ya got? I'm going with number 19. Final answer. Kurtis Foster signs with the Tampa Bay Lightning, presumably to avoid playing against Torrey Mitchell more than once next season. Sandis Ozolinsh is ...

Back, meet corner.
Fear The Fin — ... (as it's really the only NHL job left for him), who made $725,000 last season and will make at least $750,000 next year. In addition, Torrey Mitchell still hasn't signed, and he'll probably looking for a contract in the $800K to $1MM range if he doesn't accept the Sharks' Qualifying Offer. Even if you think that Couture is ready for full NHL time, his deal pays him $875K annually, so there's not much relief there either. With the NHL minimum salary for the 2009-2010 season set at $500,000, the Sharks need to find at least $1.5 MM somewhere ...

Fake Trades and Real Problems
Battle of California — ... amounts of blame -- and Mclellan should get blame too for the way he handled the injury situation. So, without making any assumptions about line combinations and assuming that the scoring forwards stay in tact for opening night, here's what I concluded: Devin Setoguchi should be good for 25-35 goals. Ryane Clowe should be good for 25-35 goals. Milan Michalek should be good for 20-30 goals. Jonathan Cheechoo should be good for 20-30 goals. Torrey Mitchell should be good for 15-20 goals. I know Cheechoo has ...

If cap space can be found, is the price now right for Taylor Pyatt?
Fear The Fin — ... and wouldn't affect the team come 2010. I'm all for the move, and it's one that makes the Sharks better without the drastic (losing Marleau) roster changes that many have feared could happen. It helps solve almost of the issues that we wanted addressed this offseason; it brings in a lower line player who's under 30 with some grit and scoring pop. He can also play the PK, and he's defensively responsible. Bada bing, bada boom.   I'll be dreaming of a Taylor Pyatt - Torrey Mitchell - Jamie McGinn forechecking line of doom ...

Canucks add three defencemen; Sharks dump two
From The Rink — ... This is a big time salary dump, as the two prospects coming in aren't anything to crow about. As far as I can tell, the Sharks have about $2.5-million left under the salary cap after having been over for much of the summer, and one of the first orders of business will be to re-sign restricted free agent Torrey Mitchell to a new deal. ...

Ehrhoff & Lukowich Moved For Prospects
Fear The Fin — ... Silver lining? Salary cap flexibility. Wilson is now able to either a) fill out the roster with young players on the cheap or b) pursue a trade with much more bargaining power than he had on Thursday. As it stands now, San Jose needs to sign three forwards and two defenseman to compose a 22 man roster. Most estimates have pegged Torrey Mitchell around $.8 M, which means two forwards and two defenseman need to come under contract with $3.53 M remaining under the cap. That boils down to $.88 M per skater, definitely manageable considering those four would be ...

The Dream Team: 5 Non-Kings I Would Love to Have
Battle of California — ... 297 goals in the NHL but my favorite Kovalchuk moment is this: Did you see that little helmet flip before he gave McCabe the how-ya-doins'?  Bad.  Ass.  He needs his own theme song, like Shaft. What I would trade for him: My happiness for a year.  I'd walk around with a little storm cloud following my every step for 365 days if it meant the Kings got Ilya Kovalchuk. C- Torrey Mitchell Torrey Mitchell is going to be the next great ...

Where's Waldo? (Patrick Marleau Edition)
Battle of California — ... Pavelski -- the guy that...uh...well, everyone thinks he's got the potential to be a future captain. No Marleau and no Evgeni Nabokov. Ok, well let's flip through the tickets and see what other players they have. Surely they will have their franchise goalie and last year's team MVP in there, right? Let's see...Thornton again, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, another Boyle, and another Pavelski. Huh. Ok, let's turn the page to the next sheet of tickets. Torrey Mitchell, Douglas Murray, Devin Setoguchi, and Jody ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: San Jose Sharks
From The Rink — ... A lot went right for San Jose last season, including the fact seven players topped 50 points, so much of coach Todd McLellan's challenge will be in simply getting his troops to perform up to the same level. This is a team down considerable depth throughout the lineup, and injuries to key performers could potentially be devastating given how top heavy this crew is. The signing of Manny Malhotra will help, especially defensively, but how players like Torrey Mitchell and ...

FTF Regular Season Cheat Sheet: Fringe Forwards
Fear The Fin — ... Torrey Mitchell #17 / Center / San Jose Sharks Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 Born: Jan 30, 1985   Previous ...

Around the Pacific Division - L.A. Kings Claim the Throne
Defending Big D — ... Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable) Player Injury Type Injury Date Torrey Mitchell knee 09/30/2009 ...

Islanders Gameday: How I Learned to Stop Feeling the Fin
Lighthouse Hockey — ... The Sharks are missing Torrey Mitchell and Joe Pavelski, Evgeni Nabakov has started all seven games, and Dan(n)y Heatley is a noted tool. After the 4-1 loss in Washington, Sharks coach Todd McLellan may be shaking things up. Does that include dressing the backup goalie for last year's 30th-place team? That'd be fun. At the other end of the ice, Martin Biron will be in after being awoken from ex-teammate harassment duty yesterday to mop up for Dwayne Roloson. I'd like to see Jack Hillen get another ...

Around the Pacific Division - The Ducks Are Drowning in Anaheim
Defending Big D — ... Player Injury Type Injury Date Joe Pavelski foot 10/05/2009 Torrey Mitchell knee 09/30/2009 ...

Kings Gameday: Re-Por-Ting?
Battle of California — ... and Torrey Mitchell and when they have those two guys they're the best team in the league, but as the teams were comprised I thought the Kings more than held their own.  ...

Sharks Gameday: Disappearing Acts
Battle of California — ... will gain from their top-line experience and carry it through with them when Pavelski and Setoguchi come back. You hope that Torrey Mitchell, Ned love 'em, actually plays this season, and plays to his potential as a two-way center with scoring upside. You hope that Thornton and Marleau don't go cold at the same time. ...

Sharks Gameday: An Extra Hour Of Sleep
Battle of California — ... -If you missed it during the broadcast last game, Torrey Mitchell's finally able to skate without any pain. Hopefully we'll see him back in the lineup before Thanksgiving. ...

The NHL's laundry list of injuries
PensBurgh — ... Player Injury Type Injury Date Joe Pavelski foot 10/05/2009 Torrey Mitchell knee 09/30/2009 ...

Sharks Gameday: Yep, Still Injured
Battle of California — ... San Jose Sharks (10-4-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (7-5-1), 4:00 PST Reminder -- this game's on the NHL Network! You may have heard the news that Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, and Torrey Mitchell are skating and with the team. You may have also heard that news of their imminent return is a bit premature. One of the most frustrating things about last season's Sharks was that we never got to really see the full team at its peak. Even when things were going well in the ...

Joe Thornton: Stone Cold Killa?
Fear The Fin — ... Now that Pavelski is back (logging 0:24 shorthanded against Pittsburgh, for those of you playing at home), should he reclaim time from Thornton (who played 0:54 shorthanded last night)? When (or, more appropriately, if) Torrey Mitchell is able to come back to reclaim his spot as a top four penalty killing forward, will he supplant Thornton's (and Heatley's) minutes? ...

Sharks Gameday: The Torrey Mitchell Over/Under
Battle of California — ... The bad news: Torrey Mitchell is still out. Yes, that means that our friend Torrey still hasn't played a regular season game in over a year. Incredible, huh? Remember when Mitchell showed up at training camp and we were all excited about how we'd finally get to see him progress from his excellent rookie campaign and his strong play against Anaheim in last year's playoffs? ...

Sharks Gameday: New Feature!
Battle of California — ... So what to expect for tonight? Battles against Dallas used to be terrific rivalry games, but it really seems like the focus of Sharks fans has gone to Anaheim, probably because they all love the BoC so much. No real injury update, but two days have passed since Torrey Mitchell went down to Worcestor and he hasn't broken his leg walking into the practice facility yet, so that's good news. ...

Game Day Preview: San Jose Sharks @ Nashville Predators
On the Forecheck — ... are focused on looking ahead, however, to the return of Torrey Mitchell, which is expected soon (but not tonight). David Pollak of the ...

Worcester Sharks Report: From a San Jose Fan's Perspective
Fear The Fin — ... One nice thing about the game not being packed, we were able to get really close to the action. We moved around and I even sat behind the Sharks bench for a little bit. Actually harder to see the game, but I can honestly say my eyeballs witnessed Torrey Mitchell on the ice (albeit there are still a few non-believers out there >=J  ). Mike Ricci was also in the house behind the bench so that made me all kid-in-a-candy-store. ...

Sharks Gameday: New Ways To Jinx
Battle of California — ... aisle to torment my friends. While this will inevitably make the game a bazillion times more enjoyable, it adds an unknown variable to the whole mix. Of course, the Sharks haven't won the Stanley Cup with insane drunk woman sitting directly behind me, so this could be a positive thing. And this doesn't even address my jersey dilemma. Do I go with the teal Roenick, black Boyle, or the new teal blank authentic one I got as a gift? Decisions, decisions. Oh, the game? Well, Torrey Mitchell's back in town but won't be playing tonight. No word on ...