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Biggest climb: Atlanta Thrashers Biggest drop: Colorado Avalanche A reminder: These rankings are based on many factors, and not one of them is scientific in nature.

That's kind of how Pittsburgh's Mark Eaton must have felt Nov. 16 when he was the lone defenseman left from the Penguins Stanley Cup-winning team in a contest against one of the game's best lines -- Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf , Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan .

At first blush, we can't see the forest from the trees when looking at the San Jose Sharks.

Few teams in the NHL are hotter right now than the Philadelphia Flyers. However, a trip to San Jose to battle the Sharks just might be what cools the club down.

We all know this team's story, but a quick review of some of the highlights can't hurt.

Mitchell has not played in a regular-season game since the end of the 2007-08 season.

Joel Ward and David Legwand each had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Tuesday night for their third straight win and seventh in nine games.

Among the first things general manager Doug Wilson did last summer when he retooled the Sharks roster was thank his third-line forwards for their past contributions, then effectively suggest they seek work elsewhere.

When you think about NHL snipers, you probably think about their booming slap shots and their quickA wrister nailing theA open corner of the net.

Seabrook lifts 'Hawks past Sharks Chicago Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet, of France, makes a save, despite San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau crashing into him during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago on Sunday, Nov.

Even though the San Jose Sharks were decidedly outplayed, they needed only 16 seconds of good play to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games.

The San Jose Sharks have been on quite a roll in the past few weeks -- partly because they're so quick on the draw.

With Brett Hull , a key to Dallas' 1999 Stanley Cup triumph, now enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, expect some more Stars in the upcoming years.

But in sports, possession is 100 percent the goal. Without possession, getting points up on the board is practically impossible.A That is why in hockey, owning the puck off the face off is tremendously important if any team hopes to display steady success in this cutthroat league.A A Winning the puck off the draw can do wonders for a team.A It can ...

Scott Nichol took care of the small details that led to a big victory for the San Jose Sharks.

SAN JOSE, Calif. DefenA seA man Shea Weber pracA tiA ced with the team on MonA day and may be ready to play tomoA rrow night against SanA Jose.

Everyone expected to see new faces in the Sharks' lineup this season, but this has been a little ridiculous.

Hockey players know that regular-season records mean absolutely nothing in the playoffs.

The Detroit Red Wings face a stiff task in attempting to establish a winning streak against the San Jose Sharks tonight as the Sharks come into town on quite a roll, having won six straight games , including a 3-2 shootout decision over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.

What happened: Henrik Zetterberg scored the tying goal in the third period and made the clinching goal in the shoot-out to give the Wings a victory over the Sharks on Thursday night.