Brad Lukowich News

As a lesson for all of us who are impatient with young players, I offer up today the curious case of Matt Carle.

When San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson traded away Christian Ehrhoff this offseason, an overwhelming majority of the Sharks' fanbase rejoiced.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic ran a hand through his thick, dark hair. "No gray yet, and I hope there's not for a long time," Vlasic joked, as he talked about being one of the Sharks' "old" veterans.

With a decline in the teams at the bottom of the Pacific Division, and little change at the top, the Pacific Division finished last season as the weakest division in the NHL, with a winning percentage at a paltryA .548.A But with young teams like the L.A. Kings and the Phoenix Coyotes gaining a little more experience, the division should be in ...

When you think of jobs done in obscurity, grave digger might come to mind. Perhaps baker or air traffic controller, maybe payroll supervisor.

General manager Doug Wilson said last month that one phone call was all it would take to get the Sharks ' payroll below the NHL 's $57.8 million salary cap.

San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the team has acquired center Patrick White and defenseman Daniel Rahimi from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defensemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich.

Prior to Friday's trade, Christian Ehrhoff spent his entire NHL career with San Jose.

The Sharks ended up as one of two teams that sat out the first round of the NHL entry draft Friday night, but General Manager Doug Wilson indicated it wasn't for lack of effort.

Prior to this past season, San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson made an off-season trade in which he acquired defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich from the Tampa Bay Lightning... by Andy Bensch 56 reads Opinion Prior to this past season, San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson made an off-season trade in which he acquired defensemen ...