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Roger Phillips - NHL.com Correspondent After a disappointing first-round loss, Sharks GM Doug Wilson got down to work in a big way, changing nearly half the team's roster.

San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson says he performs an autopsy at the end of every season.

After yet another early exit from the postseason last year, Sharks GM Doug Wilson promised some "significant changes." Rumors were flying about that at-least one of the Sharks' "big three" including Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, and Evgeni Nabokov would have a new employer come the 2009-10 season.

The Sharks may not be finished rejiggering their roster for the coming season, but the team can now say that every player it wanted back in the lineup is under contract.

And it doesn't seem to bother him that usually he's looking up sometimes way up at the guy he's trying to punch.

The San Jose Sharks have signed center Scott Nichol, adding veteran depth to their changing lineup.

Fans wondering what happened to the 4-team Pacific Division Rookie Tournament between San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles and Phoenix received an answer this week from Los Angeles Kings beat writer Rich Hammond.

Ryane Clowe said Monday that he wasn't worried when he heard his name being mentioned in trade rumors at the NHL draft 10 days ago.

The Red Wings won't be major players, but if the Sharks need a heart transplant, they'd be wise to sign Detroit's Mikael Samuelsson.

With the NHL salary cap destined to take a significant decrease after the 2009-2010 season, Sharks GM Doug Wilson has been wise not to over-pay for big-name free agents during the first few days of free-agency... by Andy Bensch 21 reads Opinion With the NHL salary cap destined to take a significant decrease after the 2009-2010 season, Sharks GM ...

Sharks general manager Doug Wilson sees the opening 24 hours of free agency as the most expensive day of the year to go shopping for players, with no bargains anywhere.

The last group of restricted free agents to examine is those who are eligible for arbitration and did have an impact on the NHL last season: Lukas Kaspar, Brad Staubitz, Marcel Goc, Tomas Plihal, and Ryane Clowe... by MJ Kasprzak 2 8 reads Preview/Prediction The last group of restricted free agents to examine is those who are eligible for ...

Anaheim - Missed 12 games with a lower body injury from March 12 - April 2 - Missed two games due to injury Feb.

The San Jose Sharks are beginning a roster makeover by declining to make qualifying offers to forwards Marcel Goc, Tomas Plihal and Lukas Kaspar.

Another year, another playoff disappointment for the San Jose Sharks. Off-Season Game Plan looks at what promises to be a challenging summer for Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson.

"Dump and Chase" is hopefully going to be a team-by-team article that lets me put on my general manager hat and tell those big wigs how an out-of-work hockey fan would run their team... Dump and Chase: The 2009-10 San Jose Sharks by Jason Dumpit 42 reads Preview/Prediction "Dump and Chase" is hopefully going to be a team-by-team article that lets ...

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF TEAMS, TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST TO INJURY On a radio interview with KNBR 680AM yesterday, San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said there would be no excuses for the playoff exit against Anaheim.

The Sharks signed Claude Lemieux with the postseason in mind, but the man with more playoff experience than anyone else on either roster was a healthy scratch Thursday.

Before the playoffs began, the Sharks insisted this year's team was more resilient than those in the past.