San Jose Sharks 2012-2013 Season Preview

Last year’s regular-season for the San Jose Sharks wasn’t so bad. The Fins finished second in a very competitive Pacific Division and locked up the seventh position for the post season. After an early exit via the St. Louis Blues, the Sharks had a long time to plan for this upcoming season.

Just two players left the team this summer, including center Torrey Mitchell who signed with the Wild, and signing with Anaheim was winger Daniel Winnik. San Jose also got back defenseman Brad Stuart who was an original Sharks draft-pick in the 1998 draft along with center Adam Burish who won the Cup with the Blackhawks in 2010. Burish has collected 54 points in 297 games.

Perhaps the biggest addition for San Jose this offseason has been the addition of Larry Robinson. Robinson was at one time a hall of fame NHL star and most recently coached the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup Final. Does this put current head coach Todd McLellan in the hot seat? Will one bad season automatically put Larry Robinson in charge?

But has the window to win their first ever Stanley Cup been closed on this veteran team of Thornton, Boyle, and Marleau? This team will make the playoffs the next few years but not much farther after that.

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