NHL: San Jose Sharks’ Massachusetts ties run deep with Mike Grier, Ryan Warsofsky, Will Smith, Henry Thrun and Collin Graf

San Jose Sharks fall behind by two goals to Vegas Golden Knights on two occasions and never fully recover in a 4-2 loss at SAP Center.

Sharks beat Detroit Red Wings with barrage of third period goals “Realistically, as long as nothing’s done, I might probably expect to get moved,” Sturm told this news organization in late December. “If there’s no contract extension,

Despite averaging near the bottom of the NHL's average attendance, the San Jose Sharks are seeing a growth year-over-year that rivals the league's top.

From a positional and organizational standpoint, it would be easy to see Ceci fitting in with the Sharks long-term. The other right-shot defensemen on San Jose’s roster are Jan Rutta, another pending UFA, and Timothy Liljegren, who is signed through next season but has mainly been used in a middle-pair role.

Detroit Red Wings have a pair of huge games against Atlantic Division opponents up first on the four-game road trip.

Injury troubles continue to bite the San Jose Sharks as center Nico Sturm is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, head coach Ryan Warsofsky confirmed to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Ryan Warsofsky was just 26 during hockey’s so-called “Summer of Analytics”. In the summer of 2014, Eric Tulsky and Kyle Dubas were among a number of analytics pioneers hired by NHL teams. Many are still working in the league.

Jonatan Berggren, Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane had power-play goals, but it was Marco Kasper's long range shot 1 minute, 57 seconds after Kane scored, at 15:41 of the second period, that gave the Wings a 4-2 lead and moved Florida to pull goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (11 saves on 15 shots) with Spencer Knight.

Five to seven teams interested in John Klingberg, including the Leafs, Senators and Oilers. Darren Dreger: Defenseman John Klingberg is looking to make a comeback this season and

Another possibility for the Sharks is re-signing Ceci, and the veteran defenseman said Monday he would love to stick around San Jose past ... who advanced to the Stanley Cup Final with the Oilers ...

NHLs team must make adjustments, some more extreme than others. The difference between years of winning and losing may come down to branding.