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The NHL is back from the All Star break. The Sharks will be the last team to return to play after the break. The Ducks played on Tuesday (in Vancouver); Andersen got his third career shut out in the 4-0 win. (They landed in Oakland and spent the night there before busing down to SJ for practice.)
During the break, Mueller was in AHL on conditioning stint; Goodrow and Hertl were also sent down. All three were recalled before practice Tuesday. (Demelo was not recalled as an 8th defenseman.)
Sharks also signed 20-year old Nikita Jevpalovs (from Riga, Latvia; same home town as Sandis Ozolinsh and Arturs Irbe) out of the QMJHL to an entry level deal.
Sharks Kennedy is out injured (from Tuesday practice) again — his fourth injury of the season; Wednesday afternoon a decision was still being made if a player would be called up. Update: Daniil Tarasov has been recalled; sounds like he could make NHL debut on Saturday.
Thursday’s game is kinda taking back stage to a 12:30 presser (should be streamed on sharks.nhl.com and theahl.com) where the anticipated announcement of movement of five AHL franchises to California is expected. AHL president, NHL deputy commissioner, and representatives from all five NHL franchises will be present.
Niemi, Bryzgalov probable starters.
Sharks Centric News
Sharks team news
- Great White Blog
- All Star videos (just some)
- All-Star Media Day: Burns
- All-Star Draft Day: Burns
- Brent Burns talks with Steve Mears
- All-Star Fantasy Draft: Burns
- All-Star Skills Day: Skills Challenge
- All-Star Skills Day: Burns & Son
- All-Star Skills Day: Shootout Round
- All-Star Skills Day: Hardest Shot
- Brent Burns pre-skills competition interview
- Burns slams home a feed from Ovechkin
- All-Star Game: Burns
- Burns Family at the Zoo
- Burns on the Red Carpet
- Sharks weekly
- Pregame videos
- Sharks Moving AHL Franchise to SAP Center
San Jose Mercury News
- Biz Break: GoPro scores deal with NHL as tech continues to invade sports
- San Jose Sharks’ Brent Burns taken in 11th round at NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft
- NHL: Sharks’ Brent Burns is more than hair and beard
- Sharks’ Burns scores, but Team Foligno loses 17-12 to Team Toews in NHL All-Star game
- Sharks sign forward Nikita Jevpalovs to an entry-level contract
- Sharks’ Braun, Wingels both suffered broken bones in left hand
- Hertl, Goodrow rejoin Sharks after two-game stint in Worcester
- McLellan on Sharks: ‘We’re a middle of the pack team’
- WTC: Sharks round-up: McLellan assesses team, Hertl and Goodrow find a hint of ‘Slap Shot’ in the minors, a quick exit by Burns — and more
- Sharks forward Tyler Kennedy out with a fourth injury
- WTC: Busy day: Looking ahead to Anaheim, Tyler Kennedy’s surprise injury — and give a warm California welcome to five AHL teams
- Sharks, four other NHL teams bringing AHL affiliates to California
- Sharks finding regular season success against Anaheim, Los Angeles
- Sharks look to stay disciplined against rival Ducks
CSN Bay Area/California
- Sharks’ Burns drafted by ‘Team Foligno’ for All-Star game
- Record 29 goals made in 2015 NHL All-Star game
- Sharks midseason grades: The Goalies
- Sharks midseason grades: The Defense
- Sharks midseason grades: The Forwards
- Sharks sign 20-year-old forward Nikita Jevpalovs
- Trio of youngsters return to Sharks
- Sharks’ Wingels, Braun both out for several weeks
- Sharks’ Hertl returns after positive experience in AHL
- Sharks hope to avoid another post-break letdown
- Sharks’ Kennedy suffers fourth injury of season
- Sharks on playoff bubble as second half begins
- AHL West to be officially announced on Thursday in San Jose
- Sharks recall forward Tarasov from Worcester
- Sharks AHL press conference — 12:30 p.m.
- In the Crease: Sharks resume season with final game vs. Ducks
- Emotion, special teams have keyed Sharks’ success vs. Ducks
The Gackle Report
- Sharks’ Trio Passes Leadership Test During Stint In Worcester
- Rink Notes: Pavelski, Vlasic And Niemi On 2016 World Cup
- Rink Notes: Sharks Lean On Top Defensive Pairing As Season Intensifies
- Scott Hannan’s Best Asset: His Voice
- Defense Will Be Key In Sharks’ Final Meeting With Ducks
San Francisco Chronicle
Neutral Centric News
NHL
AP
NBC/PHT
- Sharks sign free agent forward Nikita Jevpalovs
- Apparently the Ducks are a team to watch as the trade deadline approaches
- NHL on NBCSN: Sharks’ ‘dog fight’ continues vs. red hot Ducks
Sportsnet.ca
Opponent Centric News
Anaheim Ducks
- AnaheimDucks 9:00am via TweetDeck It just feels different for a rivalry game. The #NHLDucks face the hated @SanJoseSharks tonight. PREVIEW: bit.ly/Preview_012915 #ANAvsSJS
- AnaheimDucks 10:00am via TweetDeck Steve Carroll talks with Carmen Cogliano about being part of the annual Dad’s Trip and raising his son, Andrew. bit.ly/CarmenCogliano…
Orange County Register
Long Beach Press Telegram
Los Angeles Times
- latimespugmire 1:22pm via Twitter Web Client Ducks’ Devante Smith-Pelly, Ilya Bryzgalov return to action in San Jose fw.to/CTbRW5R
SBN: Anaheim Calling