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So, the Sharks have about 1% chance of making the playoffs (they’ll have to run the tables AND have help from other teams). Low, low, probability. Team is not just “playing out the string” as some have jobs/new contracts to play for (either with the Sharks or their next team). But the team will have to find the motivation to play for something other than making the post season.
And there’s the possibility of the Sharks being able to upset the Kings’ playoff hopes in the last game of the season.
Sharks are coming off a loss that all but put the final nail in their coffin for NHL playoffs hopes. Meanwhile, the Red Wings are still in the playoff chase for their twenty-third straight season, but lost to the cellar-dwelling Arizona Coyotes in OT.
Sharks have Torres (LTIR) and Brown (IR) on the shelf. While Brown hoped to be able to get back in the lineup on this road tripo, the Sharks might just shut him down for the season, with playoff hopes so low.
Wings have their own list of walking wounded. Cole, Franzen are out. Datsyuk, Kronwall may return from lower body injury. (Update: Datsyuk not taking line rushes, so still out)
Howard starting for Wings. Niemi for the Sharks.
Sharks Centric News
Sharks team news
- Great White Blog
- QMJHL Quebec Remparts retire Vlasic’s jersey
First defenseman to be so honored; 4th player to be honored - SanJoseSharks 8:37am via TweetDeck GAMEDAY: #SJSharks visit the Red Wings on Thursday in Detroit. #SJSvsDET
Preview: go.sjsharks.com/KPWU0 - Sharks sign (undrafted) G Joel Rumpel to one year ELS
- Sharks sign draftee Joakim Ryan to two year ELS
San Jose Mercury News
- Sharks lose to Senators
- Sharks playoff races 3/24
- WTC: For a generation of Sharks, the new experience of playing out the string — and Couture on where thing stand and what’s left to motivate players over next nine games
- Sharks look to regroup
- Sharks playoff races 3/25
- Sharks stay serious in practice for game against Detroit Red Wings
- WTC: Sharks vs. Detroit preview: Preventing odd-man rushes, Niemi in net — and younger Red Wings Tatar and Nyquist talk about spending all that time in the minors
- Sharks’ season more about points than pride
CSN Bay Area/California
- Instant Replay: Sharks collapse in third, lose to Senators
- Rewind: Sharks road trip now funeral procession for season
- Sharks notes: Couture vents, bright spot, etc.
- In the Crease: Unproductive Sharks road trip lands in Detroit
- Five suggestions for Sharks as their season winds down
- Sharks add two prospects, assign them to Worcester
San Francisco Chronicle
Baytoday.ca
Neutral Centric News
NHL
AP
CBS Sports
NBC/PHT
- Wings lose Erik Cole to upper-body injury
- Video: Sharks sounding resigned to missing the playoffs
- Report: Draft Lottery to be held on Apr. 18
- Video: Babcock, Julien, McLellan could make for ‘unprecedented’ coaching market, says McKenzie
Puck Daddy
- 3/24: NHL Playoff Death Watch: Everyone wins in the West (except Avs, Sharks)
- 3/26: NHL Playoff Death Watch: Crazy night ahead in Eastern Conference
Sportsnet.ca
Opponent Centric News
Detroit Red Wings
- Helm’s daughter born in car on I-96
- DetroitRedWings 7:43am via Twitter for iPhone Morning skate rushes:
Abby-Zetterberg-Nyquist
Helmer-Sheahan-Tatar
Miller-Glendening-Jurco
Weiss-Andersson-Pulkky - DetroitRedWings 8:31am via Twitter for iPhone UPDATE: Per Mike Babcock; Kronwall in; Cole, Datsyuk out today vs San Jose. #RedWings
- Wings feel the heat as other teams chase
Detroit Free Press
- Red Wings’ Cole out three games, others day-to-day
- Red Wings’ Kindl does well filling in for Kronwall
- Wings’ Howard to start: ‘He’s our (guy) until he’s not’
- Goals hard to come by, but Wings’ Nyquist keeps at it
Detroit News
- Krupa: Wings have to get it turned around on their dime
- Wings’ Kronwall, Datsyuk might return for Sharks
- Howard gets nod tonight; ‘he has to be better’
MLive.com
- Red Wings unable to gain traction this month but Mike Babcock pleased with their recent play
- Red Wings’ Erik Cole out for Thursday’s game; Niklas Kronwall, Pavel Datsyuk are day-to-day
- Detroit Red Wings Q&A: Danny DeKeyser on WMU, AHL championship, being club’s Shemp
- Inconsistent goaltending, scoring slumps, health contributing to Red Wings’ slide this month
- Red Wings’ lineup vs. Sharks: Niklas Kronwall returns, but Pavel Datsyuk not ready to play
- Red Wings coach Mike Babcock gives Jimmy Howard vote of confidence by starting him after rough outing
SBN: Winging it in Motown