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We saw leadership epitomized in the San Jose Sharks' comeback victory last night against the playoff-hungry Nashville Predators. Among all the leaders in the Sharks clubhouse, including the likes of future Hall of Famer Rob Blake and Olympic gold medalists Dan Boyle, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley, and Joe Thornton, it was Joe Pavelski who led the way. Pavelski won a silver medal in the Olympics with Team USA. Before the Olympics, the name Joe ...

Through the jungle of big-name players and a glistening 28-9-7 record, many of you might be unfamiliar with the name Jamie McGinn. But the Sharks, their fans, and McGinn's travel agent have gotten to know him well this season. Last season and earlier this season, San Jose gave the 21-year-old McGinn a chance to get a taste of NHL action to see what he could do. In 35 games last season, "Ginner" netted four goals ...

With the announcements of the Olympic hockey rosters upon us and the league rapidly approaching the half-way point of the season, I thought it would be a good time to talk about the San Jose Sharks and their wish list for the second half of the season. So far the Sharks have enjoyed a great deal of success, despite a M*A*S*H unit of injuries, an influx of rookies, and a tight ...

I would hate to find out what it's like to get hit by 6'3", 240 pounds of beef. Many players in the NHL have lived to tell such a tale. Chances are these players can't talk about it without grimacing. This style of play has earned San Jose Sharks' defenseman Douglas Murray the nickname "Crankshaft," or "Cranky" for short. Is there really a more fitting nickname for anyone in the league? Arguably not. Unless ...

It's easy to lose track of Ryane Clowe when he has the likes of Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, and Patrick Marleau on the same roster. Especially since Clowe got off to such a slow start this season. In 2008-09, Clowe scored a career-high 22 goals and 30 assists on the Sharks' second line. This season, the power forward didn't score his first goal until his 14th game of the season. And through ...

Every team has its bumps in the road during the course of a season. It's inevitable, and it even happens to the best of them. That includes the San Jose Sharks, who currentlyásit on top of the NHL with 43 points. But what would you think if I said San Jose's 3-2 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues at home on Thursday night was more embarrassing than their 7-2 dismantling courtesy ...

Did anyone expect Patrick Marleau to be ranked second in goals after 29 games? If so, stand on your head so I can easily identify you. I'd like to find you and ask for the winning lottery numbers. Almost 30 games into the 2009-10 season, Patrick Marleau leads the San Jose Sharks with 19 goals. At the moment, that puts Marleau in second overall ahead of teammate Dany Heatley (18), and right behind Marian ...

When a player's nickname is "Pickles," he doesn't sound intimidating. So far in Marc-Edouard Vlasic's three-year career, he hasn't exactly been as feared as Chris Pronger. But the 22-year-old veteran has started to come of his shell a little bit. And, yes, I'm aware of the irony of the phrase "22-year-old veteran." The second-round, 35th-overall pick in 2005 was drafted by the San Jose Sharks whith the pick they got from Calgary when they ...

Brad Staubitz provides some things the San Jose Sharks have lacked in years past: Energy, physicality, intensity,áand occasional scoring from the fourth line. If only this man had half the brainpower of a tooth pick, he would be the perfect bottom-six forward. Unfortunately this is not the case...yet. 25-year-old enforcer Brad Stubitz was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He is 6 foot 1, 215 pounds, and he knows how to use every inch and pound ...

Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi, Dan Boyle,áand Ryan Vesce. These areáfour of the San Jose Sharks thatáhaveábattled injuries during this young season. But none of them have had to go through what center Torrey Mitchell has. Heading into the 2008-09 season, I was excited to watch the Sharks at one of their first days of training camp. On that day, Sept. 21, the excitement of seeing team teal againáturned into anxiousness when one of the ...