August 23, 2011
San Jose Sharks’ Focus Should Be On Antti Niemi and the Third, Fourth Lines
There is no hiding the fact that the San Jose Sharks were busy this offseason. The dealings between San Jose and the newly befriended Minnesota Wild have been well-documented, as have both teams’ chances at their respective runs in the playoffs next season.
For the Sharks, they needed to address two problems they encountered last season: Speed and defense.
With the help of the Wild, Sharks’ GM Doug Wilson managed to pull both off by acquiring speedster Martin Havlat and All-Star defenseman Brent Burns.
Problem solved.
However, what now plagues San Jose may be a tad picky to some, but still remains important if the Sharks intend on advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their history.
The team did just slightly improve on the offensive side, all the while acquiring worthy defensemen, which has some calling this the best defensive squad San Jose has ever had.
But let’s get picky, shall we?
Related posts:
- San Jose Sharks’ Antti Niemi Getting His Season Turned Around?
- San Jose Sharks Re-Up the Antti: Niemi Signed to Four-Year Extension
- San Jose Sharks: Updating the Projected Starting Lines for the 2011-12 Season
- San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks: Antti Niemi Returns, Scoring Does Not
- With the San Jose Sharks Struggling, Is Trading Antti Niemi a Possibility?
