
C/RW Joe Pavelski, C Joe Thornton, C Logan Couture, and LW Patrick Marleau lead an offense that shouldn't have trouble scoring goals. Brent (chewbacca) Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic lead a solid defense. Goalie Martin Jones' playoff run last season showed people that he's an elite goaltender. Time will tell how Aaron Dell plays in a backup role for someone who hasn't played in the NHL yet.
The Sharks didn't have a first round pick in the 2016 NHL draft because they traded it to Boston to acquire Jones.
The Sharks' projected lines look like this:
Tomas Hertl- Logan Couture- Joe Pavelski
Mikkel Boedker- Joe Thornton- Joonas Donskoi
Patrick Marleau- Tommy Wingels- Joel Ward
Melker Karlsson- Chris Tierney- Matthew Nieto
On defense is:
Paul Martin- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic- Justin Braun
Brendon Dillon- David Schlemko
In net is Martin Jones and Aaron Dell. LW Michael Haley and D Dylan DeMelo are scratched.
Finally, for my prediction, the San Jose Sharks, a team with both elite old and young players, will make the playoffs in 2016-17.
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