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There is no doubt that San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson will be busy this offseason.

The San Jose Sharks have made the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons, but after finishing with their lowest point total in those eight seasons and getting bounced in the first round by St.

Torrey Mitchell has at times been a somewhat inexplicable lightning rod for criticism among Sharks fans almost every season he's been in the league save for his first one.

Joe Pavelski beats Jonathan Quick on the shootout in their penultimate game of the 2011-12 NHL season Victor Decolongon/Getty Images A funny thing happened while fulfilling my assignment duties this week: I convinced myself that the San Jose Sharks' core should stay intact.

Without a definitive head coach in place, San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson is set to make a move for the top free agent commodity this offseason: Rick Nash .

Patrick Marleau is the San Jose Sharks all-time leader in almost every statistic imaginable.

Is it just me? Or does it seems as if the Sharks were eliminated from the playoffs three months ago, not three weeks ago? Probably, that's because for the last two years in the Bay Area, we were still watching playoff hockey at HP Pavilion.

The San Jose Sharks are coming off a very disappointing season, which was filled with injuries, losing streaks, trade rumors and culminated in a 4-1 playoff series loss to the St.

Mar 8, 2012; Dallas, TX, USA; San Jose Sharks left wing Patrick Marleau warms up before the game against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center.