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Facing Off with San Jose Sharks D Brad Lukowich (PA SportsTicker) 10/06/08

PA SportsTicker recently obstructed San Jose Sharks defenseman Brad Lukowich and held him long enough to ask the following questions:

Sharks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

Three straight second-round losses were enough. Never mind Ron Wilson was statistically the most successful coach in franchise history. General manager Doug Wilson knew he had to do something to shake up his team, and this time, it was the coach who had to go.

Fresh off a Stanley Cup triumph as Mike Babcock's assistant coach the last three seasons in Detroit, Todd McLellan hopes to be the one who can teach the Sharks to be winners at the most important time of the season.

The 40-year-old, getting his first crack as a head coach in the NHL, will tweak the Ron Wilson defense-first system by insisting the defense jump into the play when the opportunity presents itself. To that end, GM Wilson changed the look on the back line.

After short-timer Brian Campbell departed...

Sharks beat Kings 3-1 (AP) 10/06/08

Todd McLellan's new system is taking a while for the San Jose Sharks to learn. The Sharks closed out their first preseason under McLellan with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. San Jose scored less than a minute into the game and then added two goals 53 seconds apart late in the second period.

Canucks' top line produces 3 goals (AP) 10/03/08

The Canucks' top line of Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Steve Bernier each scored a goal, lifting Vancouver to a 3-2 preseason victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Evgeni Nabokov made 17 saves for San Jose (2-4), but more important was the absence of Sharks star center Joe Thornton, who didn't take a shift after the second period.

Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) 10/02/08

There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No.

Puck Headlines: The Rangers win the Cup! No, the other Cup (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

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Canadiens top goalie confidence index; Thrashers ranked No. 30 (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

Friend of Puck Daddy Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News had a piece in the Sept. 16 edition that ranked the NHL by...

Thornton scores in OT for Sharks (AP) 10/01/08

Joe Thornton scored with 3:03 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 preseason victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night. Devin Setoguchi of the Sharks tied the game midway through the third period, just over a minute after Garth Murray had given the Coyotes a 3-2 lead. Patrick Marleau and Tomas Plihal scored for the Sharks (2-3), who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Mueller hat trick lifts Coyotes 5-1 (AP) 09/30/08

Peter Mueller scored three goals and rookie Mikkel Boedker added two goals in the Phoenix Coyotes' 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. Mueller scored his hat trick entirely in the second period. After wristing a shot past Brian Boucher at 6:19, he converted on Daniel Winnik?s centering pass 49 seconds later.

Sharks sign D Demers (PA SportsTicker) 09/29/08

The San Jose Sharks signed one of their 2008 draft picks Monday, inking defenseman Jason Demers to a three-year contract.

Not a pretty picture (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

Vancouver needs all the help they can get including, a Superman-like showing from goalie Roberto Luongo.

Why Selanne's return helps give Anaheim the division crown (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

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Season Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/28/08

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Canucks win third straight, 3-2 over Sharks (AP) 09/28/08

Pavol Demitra, Jason Krog and Jannik Hansen each scored goals to help the Vancouver Canucks stay unbeaten in the preseason with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Roberto Luongo stopped all 14 shots he faced in the first two periods. Cory Schneider allowed both goals, but also made 21 saves.

Season Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08

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Can Lightning strike again? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08

Tampa Bay could either be the surprise of its division or sink, but the Lightning will have a new look either way.

Boyle makes splashy debut with Sharks (AP) 09/27/08

Dan Boyle scored the go-ahead goal and Evgeni Nabokov made 16 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 in a preseason game on Friday night. Boyle, the high-scoring defenseman who was the Sharks' main offseason acquisition, scored 33 seconds into the third period. Mike Moore, Alexei Semenov and Jamie McGinn also scored in San Jose's four-goal period.

Season Preview: San Jose Sharks, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/25/08

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Sharks still looking to become winners (Yahoo! Sports) 09/25/08

New coach Todd McLellan will have San Jose more aggressive and looking to shed reputation as postseason underachievers.

RotoWire's Keeper League Prospect Rankings (RotoWire) 09/25/08

Perry's 2 PP goals help Ducks beat Sharks (AP) 09/25/08

Corey Perry scored the tying and go-ahead goals about 4 minutes apart on power plays in the third period to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the San Jose Sharks 6-4 on Wednesday night. Bobby Ryan added two goals and an assist, and Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and three assists for the Ducks. Matt Stefanishion also scored for the Ducks, who last season became the fifth consecutive defending Stanley Cup...

Sharks sign tough D Murray to 4-year extension (AP) 09/24/08

Defenseman Doug Murray agreed to a four-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, a few hours before the club's exhibition opener. Murray, a former eighth-round draft pick from Sweden, is headed into his fourth NHL season after breaking into the Sharks' regular lineup for the first time last year.

Sharks ink D Murray to extension (PA SportsTicker) 09/24/08

Douglas Murray figures to be a mainstay on the blue line for the San Jose Sharks as the team on Wednesday signed the defenseman to a four-year contract extension.

The remedial English lessons of the Bruins and Sharks (Yahoo! Sports) 09/24/08

Be strong, Maklin Girl. You are not alone in your grammatical misadventures* when it comes to the NHL.

Sharks, Thrashers looking to shuffle up defense in preseason (Yahoo! Sports) 09/23/08

We're reaching the point in training camp where cuts are made and some roster reshaping starts to occur.

Puck Headlines: Commodore's verbal smackdown of Pierre McGuire (Yahoo! Sports) 09/23/08

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